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Essays: On Truth, Studies and Friendship
Essays: On Truth, Studies and Friendship

Chapter II

Chapter 2, section 1: Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum. This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed t
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Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.
This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.
And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.
For the rebellions of the belly are the worst.
As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.
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Essays: On Truth, Studies and Friendship

Chapter II

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.
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This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.
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And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.
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For the rebellions of the belly are the worst.
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As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

Learner Dictionary

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

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.”

Broken noun US /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.”

Disposed noun US /ˈdisposed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.”

All words in this reading · 64

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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 This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

apt

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading For the rebellions of the belly are the worst.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

assured

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From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

bellum

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

belly

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From this reading For the rebellions of the belly are the worst.

better

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

brokennounUS /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

concussa

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

danger

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

discontentments

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

estate

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

et

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

fides

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

foenus

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the rebellions of the belly are the worst.

gather

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

heat

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

Hinc

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

humors

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

imminent

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

infallible

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From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

inflame

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

joined

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

like

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

mean

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

multis

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

natural

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

necessity

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

people

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

politic

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

poverty

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

preternatural

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From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

rapidumque

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

rebellions

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From this reading For the rebellions of the belly are the worst.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

seditions

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From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

sign

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From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

sort

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

state

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From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

tempore

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

troubles

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From this reading This same multis utile bellum, is an assured and infallible sign, of a state disposed to seditions and troubles.

usura

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

utile

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

vorax

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From this reading Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

want

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From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading As for discontentments, they are, in the politic body, like to humors in the natural, which are apt to gather a preternatural heat, and to inflame.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And if this poverty and broken estate in the better sort, be joined with a want and necessity in the mean people, the danger is imminent and great.

worst

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From this reading For the rebellions of the belly are the worst.

Chapter Quiz

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