Chapter III
Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances. The man is all. Everything has two sides, a good and an evil. Every advantage has its tax. I learn to be content.
Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Chapter III
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Thus
do
all
things
preach
the
indifferency
of
circumstances.
The
man
is
all.
Everything
has
two
sides,
a
good
and
an
evil.
Every
advantage
has
its
tax.
I
learn
to
be
content.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Thus
do
all
things
preach
the
indifferency
of
circumstances.
Line 2
The
man
is
all.
Line 3
Everything
has
two
sides,
a
good
and
an
evil.
Line 4
Every
advantage
has
its
tax.
Line 5
I
learn
to
be
content.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every advantage has its tax.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.”
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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 Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
advantage
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From this reading Every advantage has its tax.
all
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From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I learn to be content.
circumstances
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content
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From this reading I learn to be content.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every advantage has its tax.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
evil
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From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I learn to be content.
indifferency
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From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man is all.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every advantage has its tax.
learn
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From this reading I learn to be content.
man
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From this reading The man is all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
preach
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From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
sides
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From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
tax
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From this reading Every advantage has its tax.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
things
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From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
Thus
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From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I learn to be content.
two
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From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.