Chapter 5 of What Is Man? and Other Essays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of What Is Man? and Other Essays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
III Instances in Point Old Man. Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked? Young Man. I have. O.M. It was I that moved you to it.
Chapter 5 of What Is Man? and Other Essays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the formal act of approving
From this reading “Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?”
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading “Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?”
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “III Instances in Point Old Man.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “O.M. It was I that moved you to it.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “III Instances in Point Old Man.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the formal act of approving
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III Instances in Point Old Man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading III Instances in Point Old Man.
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading III Instances in Point Old Man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O.M. It was I that moved you to it.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading O.M. It was I that moved you to it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading III Instances in Point Old Man.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading O.M. It was I that moved you to it.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O.M. It was I that moved you to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading III Instances in Point Old Man.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading III Instances in Point Old Man.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O.M. It was I that moved you to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O.M. It was I that moved you to it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you given thought to the Gospel of Self—Approval since we talked?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Man.
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