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The Ways of Men

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.
Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an expensive noise.”
Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.
Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.
I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, Does that dress look pink to you?
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The Ways of Men

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Ways of Men is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.
Line 2
Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only anexpensive noise.”
Line 3
Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.
Line 4
Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.
Line 5
I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

Learner Dictionary

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Exact adjective US /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading “I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?”

All words in this reading · 84

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a

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

afflicted

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

an

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

and

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

another

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

answered

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

Apollo's

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

appear

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

art

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

as

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

become

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

been

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

between

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From this reading Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.

but

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

caught

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

class

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From this reading Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.

colors

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From this reading Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.

complimented

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

derive

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

discriminate

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From this reading Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.

distinguish

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

Does

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

dress

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

Dumas

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

ear

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

elder

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

even

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

expensive

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

find

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From this reading Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.

for

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

friend

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

from

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

gifted

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

harmonious

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

have

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

having

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

him

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

his

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

I

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

impossible

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From this reading Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.

in

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

it

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

knew

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

large

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From this reading Another large class find it impossible to discriminate between colors.

latter

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

little

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

look

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

many

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

may

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

Men

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

mortals

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

music

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

Myriads

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

no

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

noise

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

note

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

of

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

on

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

one

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

only

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

painters

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

people

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

pink

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

pleasure

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

portraits

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

remaining

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

reputation

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

sensitive

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

shade

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

sounds

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

Strange

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

sweet

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From this reading Myriads of people have no ear for music and derive but little pleasure from sweet sounds.

that

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

the

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

them

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

this

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

to

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

toilet

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

unable

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From this reading Strange as it may appear, many gifted and sensitive mortals have been unable to distinguish one note from another, Apollo’s harmonious art remaining for them, as for the elder Dumas, only an “expensive noise.”

way

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From this reading Men afflicted in this way have even become painters of reputation.

when

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

who

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

you

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From this reading I knew one of the latter, who, when a friend complimented him on having caught the exact shade of a pink toilet in one of his portraits, answered, “Does that dress look pink to you?

Chapter 7 of The Ways of Men by Eliot Gregory holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 7 of The Ways of Men contain?

Chapter 7 holds 56 sentences of The Ways of Men, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of The Ways of Men by Eliot Gregory exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 56 sentences, grouped into 12 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 7 of The Ways of Men?

Work through the 12 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Gentleman
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Graced
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Gubernatorial
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Armchair
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