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Meanings of special aptitude in English

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Usage of special aptitude in English
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A few with an early developed special aptitude do, but very few.
An American Idyll / The Life of Carleton H. Parker
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Helen Keller is supposed to have a special aptitude for languages.
The Story of My Life / With her letters (1887-1901) and a supple...
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Men are constantly attempting, without special aptitude, work for which special aptitude is indispensable.
The Principles of Success in Literature
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Genius, or talent, or special aptitude, is a necessary equipment for such an undertaking.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
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The faculty was inherent in them; they seemed to be created with a special aptitude.
Victory: An Island Tale
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Boys who had obviously no special aptitude would be kept on at the simple subjects.
From a College Window
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George Eliot essayed to do, with prodigious labor, what she had no special aptitude for.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women
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He had "a special aptitude for war," says one general.
The Story of General Gordon
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He called his species of work, for which he possessed special aptitude, "shaving barbers."
Les Misérables
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The pupils were mostly workers in the Owen mills who had shown some special aptitude for education.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 / Little J...
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Of special aptitude or scientific training he possessed no pretension, and his selection was a fatal blunder.
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
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Almost immediately after taking his degree, Herschel gave evidence of possessing a special aptitude for original scientific investigation.
Great Astronomers
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This special artifice can only be used by such narrators as have special aptitude and gifts in this direction.
The Art of the Story-Teller
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The Believer may find his own special aptitude lies rather among concrete things, in experimenting and promoting experiments in collective action.
First and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life
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The child, put to work, has not the knowledge of the parent, but a special aptitude in his skill and dexterity.
The Education of the Negro
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That if the pupil then shows no special aptitude, he should be recommended to give up all idea of the stage.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 / An Illustrated Month...
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