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“He hideth himself,” Isaiah talks of God hiding himself, but these very words “He hideth himself” come out of the mouth of Job （Job XXIII, 9）.
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behests, commands.
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compendious, brief; summarized; condensed.
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“The word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me,” John XIV, 24, 25.
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John Morley （1839-1923）, English author and statesman.
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for his stove, to be burned.
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hammered, beaten as if with a hammer, an instrument for driving nails.
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passed them by, overlooked or ignored them.
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naked volition, exercise of will which is open to consequences and penalties.
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dead lift, an effort under thankless and discouraging conditions.
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interlocked world, a world in which everything is joined together by mutual or reciprocal action.
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supplemented, provided for what is lacking.
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catch, grasp with the senses or mind.
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ingraft, incorporate so as to form a part of; set or implant deeply and firmly.
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subsidiary, helpful but subordinate or secondary.
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reiterate, repeat or say over again.
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sluggish, slow of motion; habitually idle or lazy.
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minutely, exactly; finely.
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Questions
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1. What are the four aims of English study? Which aim is the subject of this essay?
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2. Why is literary power important?
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3. Why strange illusion persists in regard to it?
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4. What four precepts, if obeyed, will give anybody effective mastery of English as a tool?
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5. Why does self-cultivation in English begin by looking well to one’s speech?
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6. Why is speech literature superior to book literature?
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