adjunctsnounUS /ˈædʒʌŋkts/
plural of “adjunct” — something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
(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 Government can do much, but it can in no wise do all.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Government can do much, but it can in no wise do all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Government can do much, but it can in no wise do all.
cannot
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From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
CaptainsnounUS /ˈkæptənz/
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
ClassesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
rid of obstructions
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
conspicuousadjectiveUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Government can do much, but it can in no wise do all.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
enactedverbUS /eˈnæktəd/
past form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
enactmentnounUS /eˈnæktmənt/
the passing of a law by a legislative body
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
extantadjectiveUS /ˈekstənt/
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
germsnounUS /dʒɜːrmz/
plural of “germ” — anything that provides inspiration for later work
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
not in action or at work
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Government can do much, but it can in no wise do all.
indisposedadjective
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
IndustrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
insusceptibleadjective
not susceptible to
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
long-runadjective
relating to or extending over a relatively long time
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
most important element
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
Mammonism
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From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
ManagingverbUS /ˈmænədʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
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 Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Government can do much, but it can in no wise do all.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
not any; not one
From this reading Government can do much, but it can in no wise do all.
be obedient to
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
Organising
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From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
potentiallyadverbUS /pəˈtenʃəli/
with a possibility of becoming actual
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
presideverbUS /prɪˈzaɪd/
act as president
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
ProblemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
radicallyadverbUS /ˈrædɪkli/
in a radical manner
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
remedialadjectiveUS /rɪˈmiːdiəl/
tending or intended to rectify or improve
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
remedynounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
express in words
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
signallingverbUS /ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
solicitverbUS /səˈlɪsɪt/
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
be standing; be upright
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
symbolnounUS /ˈsɪmbəl/
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Of all that can be enacted by any Parliament in regard to it, the germs must already lie potentially extant in those two Classes, who are to obey such enactment.
unwisdom
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From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Government, as the most conspicuous object in Society, is called upon to give signal of what shall be done; and, in many ways, to preside over, further, and command the doing of it.
which person or people
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Government can do much, but it can in no wise do all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captains of Industry If I believed that Mammonism with its adjuncts was to continue henceforth the one serious principle of our existence, I should reckon it idle to solicit remedial measures from any Government, the disease being insusceptible of remedy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading But the Government cannot do, by all its signalling and commanding, what the Society is radically indisposed to do.--In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.--The main substance of this immense Problem of Organising Labour, and first of all of Managing the Working Classes, will, it is very clear, have to be solved by those who stand practically in the middle of it; by those who themselves work and preside over work.
