Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

(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 But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

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

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

any thing at all

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

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

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

recorded for broadcast

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

plural of “college” — the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

a group of people living in a particular local area

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

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From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

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

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading Honest, lots of them think that.

ten 10s

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

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From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

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

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

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

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

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From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

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

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

a large number or amount

From this reading Honest, lots of them think that.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

clean or organized

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

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

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

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

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

and nothing more

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

for each

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

an educational institution

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

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From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

carry out

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

plural of “textbook” — a book prepared for use in schools or colleges

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

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

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

a special situation

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

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

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

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

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

at the time that

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

during the time that

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

which person or people

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading It might have been so, too, in the good old days when there was only one college graduate for each town and he had to do the heavy thinking for the whole community.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.

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From this reading I learned a lot of real knowledge in school myself that I wouldn't have missed for anything, though I have forgotten it now.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading COLLEGES WHILE YOU WAIT Mind you, old head, I'm not saying that a little education isn't a good thing in a college course.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But what irritate me are the people who think that the education you get in a modern American super-heated, cross-compound college comes to you already canned in neat little textbooks sold by the trust at one hundred per cent profit, and that all you have to do is to go to your room with them, fill up a student lamp with essence of General Education and take the lid off.