Chapter VII

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

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

associated with academia or an academy

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

(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 Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

in addition

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

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

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)

From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

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

From this reading And the book that he wrote was not orthodox, but revolutionary.

of short duration or distance

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

correspondence in form or appearance

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

deem to be

From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

the act of wetting something by submerging it

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

the system of production and distribution and consumption

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

past form of “embellish” — add details to

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

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

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

staying power

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

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From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

the force of workers available

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

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From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

on one occasion

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

and nothing more

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

the ability to think and act independently

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism

From this reading And the book that he wrote was not orthodox, but revolutionary.

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From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

plural of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

markedly new or introducing radical change

From this reading And the book that he wrote was not orthodox, but revolutionary.

English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)

From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And the book that he wrote was not orthodox, but revolutionary.

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

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Consider the others of that bulk and beam: Bentham, Ricardo, Mill and their like.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

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

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Adam Smith, true enough, was once a professor, but he threw up his chair to go to Paris, and there he met, not more professors, but all the current enemies of professors—the Nearings and Henry Georges and Karl Marxes of the time.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

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

From this reading Political economy, in so far as it is a science at all, was not pumped up and embellished by any such academic clients and ticket-of-leave men.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

which person or people

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It was put on its legs by inquirers who were not only safe from all dousing in the campus pump, but who were also free from the mental timorousness and conformity which go inevitably with school-teaching—in brief, by men of the world, accustomed to its free air, its hospitality to originality and plain speaking.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading And the book that he wrote was not orthodox, but revolutionary.