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The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 06 (of 12)

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 06 (of 12) is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?
Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?
It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.
The exact opposite must be true.
Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.
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The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 06 (of 12)

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 06 (of 12) is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?
Line 2
Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?
/kæn wiː ɪn ðɪs weɪ əˈkaʊnt fɔːr ðə daʊts ˌentərˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl ˈliːdərz ʌv ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
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It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.
Line 4
The exact opposite must be true.
/ðə ɪɡˈzækt ˈɑːpəzət mʌst biː truː/
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Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.
/ˈɪɡnərəns ənd krɪˈduːləti səˈsteɪn ðə riˈleɪʃən ʌv kɑːz ənd ɪˈfekt/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

constitutions noun US /ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃənz/

plural of “constitution” — law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

From this reading “Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?”

credulity noun US /krɪˈduːləti/

tendency to believe readily

From this reading “Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.”

deformed adjective US /dɪˈfɔːrmd/

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

From this reading “It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.”

deformities noun US /dɪˈfɔːrmətiz/

plural of “deformity” — an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

From this reading “Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?”

dislocated adjective US /ˈdɪsloʊkeɪtɪd/

separated at the joint

From this reading “Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?”

impaired adjective US /ˌɪmˈperd/

diminished in strength, quality, or utility

From this reading “Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?”

sustain verb US /səˈsteɪn/

lengthen or extend in duration or space

From this reading “Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.”

warped adjective US /wɔːrpt/

used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture

From this reading “Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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of mankind preposition + noun

In this reading “Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?”

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accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The exact opposite must be true.

beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.

constitutionsnounUS /ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃənz/

plural of “constitution” — law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

credulitynounUS /krɪˈduːləti/

tendency to believe readily

From this reading Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.

deformedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfɔːrmd/

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

From this reading It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.

deformitiesnounUS /dɪˈfɔːrmətiz/

plural of “deformity” — an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

dislocatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsloʊkeɪtɪd/

separated at the joint

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.

doubtsnounUS /daʊts/

plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.

entertainedadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnd/

pleasantly occupied

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading The exact opposite must be true.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

IgnorancenounUS /ˈɪɡnərəns/

the lack of knowledge or education

From this reading Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.

impairedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈperd/

diminished in strength, quality, or utility

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

indisposeverb

make unwilling

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/

the body of people who lead a group

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The exact opposite must be true.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading The exact opposite must be true.

relationnounUS /riˈleɪʃən/

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.

sustainverbUS /səˈsteɪn/

lengthen or extend in duration or space

From this reading Ignorance and credulity sustain the relation of cause and effect.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

unbeliefnoun

a rejection of belief

From this reading It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.

warpedadjectiveUS /wɔːrpt/

used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture

From this reading Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Can we in this way account for the doubts entertained by the intellectual leaders of mankind?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will not do, in this age and time, to account for unbelief in this deformed and dislocated way.

Chapter 10 of The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 06 (of 12) by Robert Green Ingersoll holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.

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