used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
(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 There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
for the reason that
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
earlier than; in front of
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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biographiesnounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfiz/
plural of “biography” — an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
brakenounUS /breɪk/
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
concludeverbUS /kənˈkluːd/
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
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concoctverbUS /kənˈkɑːkt/
make a concoction (of) by mixing
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
countsnounUS /kaʊnts/
plural of “count” — the total number counted
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
easiestadjectiveUS /ˈiːziəst/
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
EastmannounUS /ˈiːstmən/
United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
EdisonnounUS /ˈedɪsən/
United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
engageverbUS /enˈɡeɪdʒ/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
destroyed or killed
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
inventingverbUS /ˌɪnˈventɪŋ/
-ing form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
INVENTIONnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
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inventiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈventɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
inventor's
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inventorsnounUS /ˌɪnˈventərz/
plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
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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Job'snounUS /dʒɑːbz/
possessive form of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
and nothing more
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kodak
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From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
immediately past
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
engage in
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
the act that results in something coming to be
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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the force of workers available
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
money-making
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From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
others
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From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
pleasantest
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From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
plusnounUS /plʌs/
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
pursuitsnounUS /pərˈsuːts/
plural of “pursuit” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
on the contrary
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
Identical; not different.
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
schemesnounUS /skiːmz/
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
try to get or reach
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
shrewdnessnounUS /ˈʃruːdnəs/
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
soothnoun
truth or reality
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
carry out
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
a special situation
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
thumb-nail
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From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And you can do the same thing too if you have a real invention and a lot of native shrewdness.
turkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
being of use or service
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
WestinghousenounUS /ˈwestɪŋhaʊs/
United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914)
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
at the time that
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There are hundreds of inventors of the highest type who are comparatively poor men for the lack of business ability while many others, like Edison, all round inventor, Westinghouse, inventor of the air brake, and Eastman, inventor of the kodak, have made fortunes that run up into the millions because they are first, last and all the time hard headed business men.
which person or people
From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
Who's
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From this reading In sooth inventing is one of the easiest and pleasantest pursuits in which you can engage to make a good living and many inventors who were as poor as Job’s turkey when they began to think up new ideas and concoct useful schemes now have their thumb-nail biographies in _Who’s Who_ and live on the fat of the land.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, to be a money-making inventor you must have inventive ability plus business ability, or rather the other way about, for business ability counts for more in the game of success than inventive ability.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY After reading what has gone before you may well conclude that an inventor’s life is not a happy one but let me remind you that whatever road you take to seek fame and to win fortune you will find it just as full of petty strife and big difficulties.
