Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

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

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

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

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

possessive form of “blake” — visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

possessive form of “brooke” — English lyric poet (1887-1915)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

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From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

constricted in size

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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a division of the United Kingdom

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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

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a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

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a social unit living together

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

comparative of “harsh” — unpleasantly stern

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

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

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

a small worthless amount

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

for more time

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

engage in

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

imaginative intellectual play

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

United States religious and writer (1915-1968)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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not any; not one

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

and nothing more

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

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From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

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plural of “philosopher” — a specialist in philosophy

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

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gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

on the contrary

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

an educational institution

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

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From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

the profession of a teacher

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In England, Rousseau’s teaching had more effect on the actual life of the family than on books.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

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

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

plural of “theorist” — someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

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

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

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

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

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

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading Children, no longer cramped by the old pedantries, began to show unexpected powers of action and self-control, and parents, relieved of their harsher duties, chose to make friends rather than philosophers of their children.

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

From this reading It was only in books that theorists could represent this genuine progress by the make-believe of impossible children and perfect parents.

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

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797)

From this reading THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU Effects of Rousseau’s teaching in England—Henry Brooke’s _Fool of Quality_, the English _Emile_—Thomas Day: his connection with the Edgeworths—_Sandford and Merton_—_Little Jack_—Theory and Romance: Philip Quarll as a Rousseauist—_The New Robinson Crusoe_—Madame d’Epinay and Mary Wollstonecraft: _The Original Stories_—Blake’s illustrations—Traces of Marmontel and Madame le Prince de Beaumont in _The Juvenile Tatler_ and _The Fairy Spectator_.

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Most writers of children’s books were theorists of one sort or another, and now that they had begun to draw from life, they tried to make it fit their theories.