at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
Aufklärung
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
fraudulencenoun
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
honorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
insecureadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsəkjər/
not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
and nothing more
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
literatinounUS /ˌlɪtərˈɑːti/
the literary intelligentsia
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
for more time
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
not any; not one
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
and nothing more
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
paysnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
for each
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
RepublicnounUS /riˈpʌblək/
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
springsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
travailsnounUS /trəˈveɪlz/
plural of “travail” — concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
precisely as stated
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
