Chapter IV

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

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

(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 I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

in addition

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

inclined toward or displaying love

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

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

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

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

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

From this reading To it I attribute my unhappiness.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

with bitterness; in a resentful manner

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

without regard to specific details or exceptions

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

official routes of communication

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

completely ordinary and unremarkable

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

a cynical feeling of distrust

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

having a strong distaste from surfeit

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

past form of “frequent” — do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

before any deductions

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

subject to guidance or control especially after launching

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

an established custom

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

causing or capable of causing harm

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

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

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

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

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

and nothing more

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

the local environment

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

the feeling that things will turn out badly

From this reading But this harmful and commonplace pessimism was of little account compared with another and much more dangerous habit of mind which I began to form.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

manifest or bring back

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

plural of “salon” — gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

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

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

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

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

by that means or because of that

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

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

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

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

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading To it I attribute my unhappiness.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

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

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

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

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

belonging to which person

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I returned to my former life, but with this difference, that, disgusted with the gross cynicism cultivated by my free set, I went more into formal society.

women as distinguished from men

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading This was the worse for me, however, for I lost thereby that mental independence which some day might have been guided into more natural channels.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading I frequented several salons, and was led to reflect bitterly not only upon the frailty of women, though I took advantage of it, but also upon their ability to forget, a frailty and an ability possessed in equal parts by those women whose broadly scattered amorous favours encourage young people in the delusion that such as they represent all womankind.