used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
consider or hold as true
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
accumulateverbUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/
get or gather together
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
how long something has existed
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
a quantity of money
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
astuteadjectiveUS /əˈstuːt/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
deem to be
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
CULTnounUS /kʌlt/
followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
cultivationnounUS /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
desistverbUS /dɪˈsɪst/
choose not to consume
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
divertedadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
expendedverbUS /ɪkˈspendɪd/
past form of “expend” — use up, consume fully
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
yet to be or coming
From this reading The stupidity of merely sensual pleasures will revolt the intelligence of the future.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
ingenuitynounUS /ˌɪndʒəˈnuːətiː/
the power of creative imagination
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
injuriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʊriəs/
harmful to living things
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading The stupidity of merely sensual pleasures will revolt the intelligence of the future.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
the force of workers available
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
and nothing more
From this reading The stupidity of merely sensual pleasures will revolt the intelligence of the future.
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
a particular point in time
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
money-getting
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From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
money-making
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From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
predictionsnounUS /priˈdɪkʃənz/
plural of “prediction” — the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
purposefuladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrpəsfəl/
serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
revoltnounUS /rɪˈvoʊlt/
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading The stupidity of merely sensual pleasures will revolt the intelligence of the future.
satisfactorilyadverbUS /ˌsætɪˈsfæktrəli/
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
sensualadjectiveUS /ˈsenʃəwəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading The stupidity of merely sensual pleasures will revolt the intelligence of the future.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
stupiditynounUS /stuːˈpɪdɪtiː/
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading The stupidity of merely sensual pleasures will revolt the intelligence of the future.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
unscrupulousadjectiveUS /ənˈskruːpjələs/
without scruples or principles
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The skill expended upon money-making--and let it be admitted frankly that, however unscrupulous one may be, it is not easy to become a millionaire--will be turned to the task, almost equally difficult, of spending it satisfactorily.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may consider it as practically certain that the pleasures of the new age will be largely intellectual in their nature.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
at the time that
From this reading From the moment when men, sufficiently astute and purposeful to accumulate enormous fortunes if they were permitted to do so, are required by law to desist from useless and injurious money-getting, a vast amount of ingenuity will be diverted to the development of the useless.
which person or people
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE CULT OF PLEASURE Certain predictions in the foregoing chapter will have suggested to all who accept them that the cultivation of pleasure must occupy a large part of the energy of the new age.
