used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
accumulateverbUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/
get or gather together
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
(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 This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
chromaticadjective
able to refract light without spectral color separation
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
CountlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
criticismsnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəmz/
plural of “criticism” — disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
distillverbUS /dɪˈstɪl/
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
essentialadjectiveUS /eˈsenʃəl/
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
evolutionnounUS /ˌevəˈluːʃən/
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
give expression to
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
gaudyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːdi/
tastelessly showy
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Over all his special laws of evolution there reigns an absolutely general law, that of the "persistence of force."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
insistsverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Over all his special laws of evolution there reigns an absolutely general law, that of the "persistence of force."
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Over all his special laws of evolution there reigns an absolutely general law, that of the "persistence of force."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
not any; not one
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
on one occasion
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
organicadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈɡænɪk/
relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over all his special laws of evolution there reigns an absolutely general law, that of the "persistence of force."
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
persistencenounUS /pərˈsɪstəns/
the property of a continuous and connected period of time
From this reading Over all his special laws of evolution there reigns an absolutely general law, that of the "persistence of force."
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
reignsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “reign” — a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
From this reading Over all his special laws of evolution there reigns an absolutely general law, that of the "persistence of force."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Over all his special laws of evolution there reigns an absolutely general law, that of the "persistence of force."
Spencer'snounUS /ˈspensərz/
possessive form of “spencer” — English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
swarmnounUS /swɔːrm/
a moving crowd
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
tendencynounUS /ˈtendənsi/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Over all his special laws of evolution there reigns an absolutely general law, that of the "persistence of force."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Countless other criticisms swarm toward my pen, but I have no heart to express them,--it is too sorry an occupation.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
unities
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From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
unwieldyadjectiveUS /ənˈwiːldi/
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
vaguestadjectiveUS /ˈveɪɡɪst/
superlative of “vague” — not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It makes a much less gaudy and chromatic picture, but what there is of it is exact.
at the time that
From this reading This tendency of organic unities to accumulate when once they are formed is absolutely all the truth I can distill from Spencer's unwieldy account of evolution.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A word about Spencer's conception of "Force," however, insists on being added; for although it is one of his most essential, it is one of his vaguest ideas.
