Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

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

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

equally

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

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 The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

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

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

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

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

a period of 100 years

From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

go with, fall together

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

coming next after the seventeenth in position

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

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From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

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

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

a boy or man

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

above and across; more than

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

unusual or striking

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

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From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

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

From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading +New Ideas.+-- The end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century are alike remarkable for the new powers, new ideas, and new life thrown into society.

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

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

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

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

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

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

at the time that

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading Wordsworth, then a lad of nineteen, was excited by the event almost beyond the bounds of self-control.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The coming up of a high flood-tide of new forces seems to coincide with the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, when the overthrow of the Bastille marked the downfall of the old ways of thinking and acting, and announced to the world of Europe and America that the old _régime_-- the ancient mode of governing-- was over.