Chapter I

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

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open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

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

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one more of the same kind, or a different one

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one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

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

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

plural of “ass” — the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

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in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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for the reason that

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

the -ing form of “be”

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in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

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a desirable state

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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

showing who or what does the action

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definite but not specified or identified

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

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entrap

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

a deliberate act of omission

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past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

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From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

someone whose occupation is catching fish

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, _and_ The Last Trump Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times WITH An Ambiguous Introduction by H. G. WELLS Whenever a publisher gets a book by one author he wants an Introduction written to it by another, and Mr. Fisher Unwin is no exception to the rule.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

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plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

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

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

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

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

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

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

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

without careful prior deliberation or counsel

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

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

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

lacking discretion; injudicious

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

not capable of being separated

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

close or warm friendship

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

the act of beginning something new

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plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

immediately past

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of or relating to or characteristic of literature

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

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

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a form of address for a man

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used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

not any; not one

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no person; not anyone

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

a firm in the publishing business

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an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

any competition

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a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

plural of “read” — something that is read

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

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From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

any object that is left unused or still extant

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the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

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third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

the act of choosing or selecting

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serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

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

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

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

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

From this reading At any rate, by the pressure of a certain inseparable intimacy between Mr. Reginald Bliss and myself, this Introduction has been extracted from me.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

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

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produce a sound as if from a trumpet

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being of use or service

From this reading Nobody reads Introductions, they serve no useful purpose, and they give no pleasure, but they appeal to the business mind, I think, because as a rule they cost nothing.

precisely as stated

From this reading I have a very strong suspicion that this Introduction idea is designed to entangle me in the responsibility for the book.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

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prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

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at any time that; every time that

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marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, _and_ The Last Trump Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times WITH An Ambiguous Introduction by H. G. WELLS Whenever a publisher gets a book by one author he wants an Introduction written to it by another, and Mr. Fisher Unwin is no exception to the rule.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will confess that I have not read his book through, though I have a kind of first-hand knowledge of its contents, and that it seems to me an indiscreet, ill-advised book....

in the company of; together with

From this reading Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, _and_ The Last Trump Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times WITH An Ambiguous Introduction by H. G. WELLS Whenever a publisher gets a book by one author he wants an Introduction written to it by another, and Mr. Fisher Unwin is no exception to the rule.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, _and_ The Last Trump Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times WITH An Ambiguous Introduction by H. G. WELLS Whenever a publisher gets a book by one author he wants an Introduction written to it by another, and Mr. Fisher Unwin is no exception to the rule.