used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the great men that I have known President Roosevelt occupied a prominent place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
Asquith
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
BalfournounUS /ˈbælfɔːr/
English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
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BarrienounUS /ˈbæri/
Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
chronicledverbUS /ˈkrɑːnɪkəld/
past form of “chronicle” — record in chronological order; make a historical record
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
consciouslyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsli/
with awareness
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
contemporariesnounUS /kənˈtempəreriz/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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let have
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
Haldanenoun
Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
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come to pass
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
harmingverbUS /ˈhɑːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “harm” — cause or do harm to
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
how
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From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
IrvingnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
KiplingnounUS /ˈkɪplɪŋ/
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
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apprehended with certainty
From this reading Among the great men that I have known President Roosevelt occupied a prominent place.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
lovableadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvəbəl/
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
the force of workers available
From this reading Among the great men that I have known President Roosevelt occupied a prominent place.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
used to form the superlative
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
a form of address for a man
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
NOTABLEadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəbəl/
widely known and esteemed
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
something you have to do
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Among the great men that I have known President Roosevelt occupied a prominent place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
many times at short intervals
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
one's
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From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
and nothing more
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
Payn
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
a human being
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Among the great men that I have known President Roosevelt occupied a prominent place.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
pleasingadjectiveUS /ˈpliːzɪŋ/
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
politiciannounUS /ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃən/
a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading Among the great men that I have known President Roosevelt occupied a prominent place.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
RooseveltnounUS /ˈroʊzəvelt/
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
RoyaltynounUS /ˈrɔɪəlti/
payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
Rudyard
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
ShawnounUS /ʃɔː/
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
slippersnounUS /ˈslɪpərz/
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE President Roosevelt--Lord Balfour--Mr. Asquith--Lord Haldane--George Meredith--Rudyard Kipling--James Barrie--Henry Irving--Bernard Shaw--R. L. S.--Grant Allen--James Payn--Henry Thompson--Royalty.
statesmannounUS /ˈsteɪtsmən/
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among the great men that I have known President Roosevelt occupied a prominent place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
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an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
the act of using
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
precisely as stated
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
at the time that
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I have chanced during my life to come in contact with notable people, I have often made some short record at the time of what they said and how they impressed me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If every one were altogether silent upon such occasions the most pleasing side of great contemporaries would never be chronicled, for the statesman in slippers is a very much more human and lovable person than the politician on the platform.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is difficult, however, to use these notes for publication when you happen to have been a guest, and it can only be done, I think, by using one’s judgment and never consciously harming one’s host.
