used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
artisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
for the reason that
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
a period of 100 years
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
criticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
Ernest
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From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
communicated in words
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
intense or sharp
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
Garnett
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From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
highest in quality
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading This recognition was, however, of slow growth.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
the state of being honored
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This recognition was, however, of slow growth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
incarnationnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrˈneɪʃən/
a new personification of a familiar idea
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
immediately past
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
for more time
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
used to form the superlative
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
not any; not one
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
and nothing more
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
orationnounUS /ɔːˈreɪʃən/
an instance of oratory
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
any competition
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading This recognition was, however, of slow growth.
Renan
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From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
Slavonicnoun
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading This recognition was, however, of slow growth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
spokesmannounUS /ˈspoʊksmən/
a male spokesperson
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
Stepniak
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From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This recognition was, however, of slow growth.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
Turgenevnoun
Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883)
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not the Russian world only, we may add, but the whole Slavonic world, to which it was ‘an honour to have been expressed by so great a Master.’
which person or people
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
belonging to which person
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading Translated from the Russian By Constance Garnett [With an introduction by S. Stepniak] Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: ‘The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stands more than any other man as the incarnation of a whole race,’ because ‘a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.’
a late time of life
From this reading During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.
