Chapter XII

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

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

matters of personal concern

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

From this reading The problems of mental and physical food are not analogous; they are two parts of a whole.

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

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

a feeling of craving something

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

plural of “appetite” — a feeling of craving something

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

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

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

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

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

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From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

plural of “cure” — a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

plural of “dreamer” — someone who is dreaming

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

plural of “druggist” — a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

relating to the process of education

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

divisible by two

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

-ing form of “exploit” — use or manipulate to one's advantage

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

the act of consuming food

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

a revue with elaborate costuming

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

of or relating to gastronomy

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

a condition promoting sanitary practices

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

the lack of knowledge or education

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

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

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

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

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

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 Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading The problems of mental and physical food are not analogous; they are two parts of a whole.

the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

not any; not one

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

the local environment

From this reading The problems of mental and physical food are not analogous; they are two parts of a whole.

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading The problems of mental and physical food are not analogous; they are two parts of a whole.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

plural of “prejudice” — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading The problems of mental and physical food are not analogous; they are two parts of a whole.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

-ing form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

the act of searching for something

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The results of the one show in poor health; the results of the other show in confusion in the conduct of our affairs, private and public.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

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

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The problems of mental and physical food are not analogous; they are two parts of a whole.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

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

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The problems of mental and physical food are not analogous; they are two parts of a whole.

not discriminating

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

lacking protection or a guard

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

impaired by diminution

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

at the time that

From this reading Some of us are too poor to get the right sort of food, even when we know what is the right kind; others are both ignorant and incapable of resisting the clamors of appetite.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The problems of mental and physical food are not analogous; they are two parts of a whole.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)

From this reading Our ignorance of chemistry and hygiene and our unguarded appetites lead us into gastronomic folly; our ignorance of the simple and easily learned laws of the mind and our vitiated and undiscriminating mental appetites, called passions and prejudices, lead us into educational follies as wild but no wilder than our gastronomic follies.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading A NATION OF DREAMERS Each year not far from fifty million dollars are spent in America in exploiting cures for digestion troubles; and no doubt we give the doctors and the druggists a thousand millions or so each year in seeking relief from the consequences of our ignorance and our folly in feeding ourselves.