used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
accordedverbUS /əˈkɔːrdɪd/
past form of “accord” — go together
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
aghastadjectiveUS /əˈɡæst/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet, although everybody has now to wait, everybody has not to wait the same length of time.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
the two together, not just one
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
calculationnounUS /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
chivalrynounUS /ˈʃɪvəlri/
courtesy towards women
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
etiquettenounUS /ˈetəkət/
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
divisible by two
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
every person
From this reading Yet, although everybody has now to wait, everybody has not to wait the same length of time.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
HeathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
a single distinct event
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
indignitynounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnətiː/
an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
insolencenounUS /ˈɪnsələns/
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
set down according to a plan
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Yet, although everybody has now to wait, everybody has not to wait the same length of time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
for more time
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
social deportment
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
the force of workers available
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
and nothing more
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
not any; not one
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
on one occasion
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
recoiledverbUS /riˈkɔɪld/
past form of “recoil” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
reverenceverbUS /ˈrevərəns/
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Yet, although everybody has now to wait, everybody has not to wait the same length of time.
seemlyadjective
according with custom or propriety
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
survivalnounUS /sərˈvaɪvəl/
a state of surviving; remaining alive
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
a special situation
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet, although everybody has now to wait, everybody has not to wait the same length of time.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
not known
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
except if; if not
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
Vicegerents
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From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
at the time that
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
whereof
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From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
which person or people
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For example, a genius needs not wait so long for what he wants as a fool--unless, as chances now and then, he be both a genius and a fool, when probably his waiting will be utterly without end.
in the company of; together with
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The day of vicegerents is gone, and the day of officers has come; and it is not unknown that officers should have to wait, or even--such is the insolence, no longer of office, but of those who give it--should altogether go without.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading =A Mission to the Heathen.= When the Great King, that mirror of a majesty whereof modern times have robbed the world, recoiled aghast from the threatened indignity of having to wait, he laid his finger with a true touch on a characteristic incident of the lot of common men, from which it was seemly that the state of God's Vicegerents should be free.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a small matter, no doubt, a thing of manners merely, and etiquette; yet manners and etiquette are first the shadowed expression of facts and then the survival of them; the reverence once paid to power, and now accorded, in a strange mixture of chivalry and calculation, to mere place whence power has fled.
