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DICTIONARY
TRANSLATION
apreciar, atesorar
to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.
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The opening
How “Meditations” begins
From my grandfather Verus 1 I learned good morals and the government of my temper.
From the reputation and remembrance of my father, 2 modesty and a manly character.
From my mother, 3 piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich.
From my great-grandfather, 4 not to have frequented public schools, and to have had good teachers at home, and to know that on such things a man should spend liberally.
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Vocabulary
Words to know before you start
The 30 words you will meet most often in “Meditations” at level B2 and above, with how many times each one appears.
- soul
- universe
- accord
- principle
- observe
- universal
- rational
- faculty
- evil
- thus
- justice
- wrong
- content
- harm
- necessity
- disposition
- being
- fame
- bear
- seek
- constitution
- freedom
- desire
- judgment
- constantly
- assign
- endure
- desire
- hinder
- sufficient
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Grammar
Grammar you will meet in “Meditations”
How much of each kind of grammar “Meditations” uses, counted in the sentences the Reader marks: per 10,000 words, compared with the other books in the library.
- Relative clauses
- Passive voice
- Perfect tenses
- Conditionals
- Modal verbs
- Phrasal verbs
- Reported speech
- -ing forms and to-infinitives
Constructions to look for
- Past participle clause Neither worse then nor better is a thing made by being praised.
- Subject relative clause with who/that/which That which is not good for the swarm, neither is it good for the bee.
- Phrasal verb with on/off For he would not have brought on any man what he has brought, if it were not useful for the whole.
Counted the way the Reader shows it: one card per construction in a sentence. Open the book in the Reader and tap a highlighted phrase to see the rule.
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Grammar in context
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About the book
Why Meditations is a great book to read in English
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