Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

in addition

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

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

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

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

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

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

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

someone who writes an account of a person's life

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Keats's life was both short and uneventful.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

an occurrence of something

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

-ing form of “differ” — be different

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

having made preparations

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

manner of acting or controlling yourself

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

full of events or incidents

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

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

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

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

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

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From this reading Keats's life was both short and uneventful.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Keats's life was both short and uneventful.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

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 There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

the visual percept of a region

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

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From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

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From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

commodities offered for sale

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

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From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

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

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

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

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading To the differing classes of lives different modes of treatment may properly be applied by the biographer.

an obvious truth

From this reading A truism must do duty as my first sentence.

marked by no noteworthy or significant events

From this reading There are long lives, and there are eventful lives: there are also short lives, and uneventful ones.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

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

From this reading Keats's life was both short and uneventful.

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

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

belonging to which person

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.

the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

From this reading In the case of a writer whose life was both long and eventful, I might feel disposed to carry the whole narrative forward _pari passu_, and to exhibit in one panorama the outward and the inward career, the incidents and the product, the doings and environment, and the writings, acting and re-acting upon one another.