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Chapter 12 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE. 1. What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2. To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3. What is relation, proportion, and relatives.—4.
Chapter 12 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be different
From this reading “What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.”
a general kind of something
From this reading “To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.”
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading “OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE.”
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading “To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.”
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading “What is relation, proportion, and relatives.—4.”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “What is relation, proportion, and relatives.—4.”
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “What is relation, proportion, and relatives.—4.”
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading “To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.”
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In this reading “What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.”
In this reading “To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
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From this reading To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.
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From this reading What is relation, proportion, and relatives.—4.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
be different
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
a general kind of something
From this reading To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading What is relation, proportion, and relatives.—4.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading What is relation, proportion, and relatives.—4.
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading What is relation, proportion, and relatives.—4.
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading To differ in number, magnitude, species, and genus, what.—3.
a special situation
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What it is for one thing to differ from another.—2.
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