Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

anew

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

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

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

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

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

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

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

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From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

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

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

-ing form of “consider” — deem to be

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

at any time

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

accept an excuse for

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

expel from a country

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

a period of fourteen consecutive days

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

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

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

incapable of being retracted or revoked

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

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

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

and nothing more

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

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From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

a native or resident of London

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

joined in matrimony

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

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

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

not any; not one

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

any region lying in or toward the north

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

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From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

in a rebellious manner

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

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From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

plural of “rite” — an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

inflected form of “slam” — close violently

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

trying something to find out about it

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

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

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

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

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

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

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

in the direction of

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading This might mean, though it need not, that he had retrograded to a lower type; at all events it meant that he was robbed of his excuse for considering himself an exile, bearing himself rebelliously toward his environment, and being unhappy.

the act of using

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

precisely as stated

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

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

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading HE REVIEWS HIS MARRIAGE, AND IS PUT TO THE TEST It was the first week in June; for a fortnight John Granger had been a married man.

in or at the place that

From this reading By joining himself to Peggy by the rites of the Roman Church, he had made an irrevocable choice, had slammed the door of opportunity and return to civilisation in his own face, and had adopted as his country a land where no one has any use for money or for time, and where nothing could ever again be of very much importance.

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

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Its true worth to him had been that it had converted him from a Londoner in Keewatin into a man of the Northland.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading He was now removed a sufficiently just distance from his bachelor-hood to be able to estimate the value of the change which this new step had wrought in his career.