Chapter 33 of The Hearts of Men is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Hearts of Men is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE USE OF RELIGION. But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it? Why should these emotions be cultivated at all? You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use. Of what use are they?
Chapter 33 of The Hearts of Men is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use.”
followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
From this reading “But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?”
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading “Why should these emotions be cultivated at all?”
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “THE USE OF RELIGION.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use.”
the act of using
From this reading “THE USE OF RELIGION.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why should these emotions be cultivated at all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why should these emotions be cultivated at all?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should these emotions be cultivated at all?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use.
for the reason that
From this reading You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading Why should these emotions be cultivated at all?
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE USE OF RELIGION.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading THE USE OF RELIGION.
express in words
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should these emotions be cultivated at all?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE USE OF RELIGION.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Why should these emotions be cultivated at all?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading You say that they are beautiful because they are true, and that they are true because they are of use.
the act of using
From this reading THE USE OF RELIGION.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should these emotions be cultivated at all?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But granted, people may say, that religion is what you say, a cult of the emotions, of what use is it?
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