Chapter 24 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF THE WORLD AND OF THE STARS. 1. The magnitude and duration of the world, inscrutable.—2. No place in the world empty.—3. The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.
Chapter 24 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.”
the period of time during which something continues
From this reading “The magnitude and duration of the world, inscrutable.—2.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “No place in the world empty.—3.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “The magnitude and duration of the world, inscrutable.—2.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.”
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading “The magnitude and duration of the world, inscrutable.—2.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “OF THE WORLD AND OF THE STARS.”
the absence of matter
From this reading “The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.”
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In this reading “No place in the world empty.—3.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading The magnitude and duration of the world, inscrutable.—2.
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From this reading No place in the world empty.—3.
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From this reading The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF THE WORLD AND OF THE STARS.
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.
the period of time during which something continues
From this reading The magnitude and duration of the world, inscrutable.—2.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading No place in the world empty.—3.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No place in the world empty.—3.
of an obscure nature
From this reading The magnitude and duration of the world, inscrutable.—2.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.
Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)
From this reading The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading The magnitude and duration of the world, inscrutable.—2.
not any; not one
From this reading No place in the world empty.—3.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE WORLD AND OF THE STARS.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading No place in the world empty.—3.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading OF THE WORLD AND OF THE STARS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE WORLD AND OF THE STARS.
the absence of matter
From this reading The arguments of Lucretius for vacuum, invalid.—4.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading OF THE WORLD AND OF THE STARS.
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