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Les Misérables
Les Misérables

Chapter CXXXVI

Chapter 136, section 1: With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere. Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite. There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies
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With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.
Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.
There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.
There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.
To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.
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Les Misérables

Chapter CXXXVI

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

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With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.
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Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.
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There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.
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There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.
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To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

Learner Dictionary

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

regard noun US /rɪˈɡɑːrd/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading “With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.”

Collocations
With regardA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
regard toA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

all

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From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

also

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From this reading There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.

blind

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From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

blindness

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From this reading There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.

book

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From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.

called

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From this reading There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.

classified

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From this reading There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.

denies

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From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

down

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From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.

erect

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From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.

infinite

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From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

lack

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From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

man's

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From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

modes

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From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

pathologically

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From this reading There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.

philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

prayer

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From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

provided

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From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

self-sufficiency

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From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

sense

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From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

sincere

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From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

source

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From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

sun

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From this reading There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

There

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From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

truth

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From this reading To erect a sense which we lack into a source of truth, is a fine blind man’s self-sufficiency.

Turn

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From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.

upside

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From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There is, as we know, a philosophy which denies the infinite.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With regard to the modes of prayer, all are good, provided that they are sincere.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Turn your book upside down and be in the infinite.