used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
affrontnounUS /əˈfrʌnt/
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
Aldous
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From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
(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 Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The engagement had stormy passages, and was for a time wholly broken off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
chancesnounUS /ˈtʃænsəz/
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
ChurchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
country-squire
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From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
crudeadjectiveUS /kruːd/
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The engagement had stormy passages, and was for a time wholly broken off.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
a social unit living together
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
set up or found
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
a young female
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
GovernmentsnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənts/
plural of “government” — the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
grandsonnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌn/
a male grandchild
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
idealistnounUS /aɪˈdiːlɪst/
someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
launchedverbUS /lɔːntʃt/
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
Marcella
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From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
as might be expected
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
not any; not one
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The engagement had stormy passages, and was for a time wholly broken off.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
and nothing more
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
parti
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From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The engagement had stormy passages, and was for a time wholly broken off.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
a course of conduct
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
philanthropynounUS /fɪˈlænθrəpi/
voluntary promotion of human welfare
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
Raeburn
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From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
selfishnessnounUS /ˈselfɪʃnəs/
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
and nothing more
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
spendsverbUS /spendz/
third-person singular of “spend” — use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading The engagement had stormy passages, and was for a time wholly broken off.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
undevelopedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈveləpt/
not developed, mature, or fully formulated
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
the act of using
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
at the time that
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
which person or people
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The engagement had stormy passages, and was for a time wholly broken off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She accepted Raeburn, then the best _parti_ in the county, without understanding or loving him, simply that she might use his power and wealth for certain social ends to which the crude philanthropy of her youth had pledged itself.
wooedverbUS /wuːd/
past form of “woo” — seek someone's favor
From this reading Marcella Maxwell, however, had not been easily wooed by the man who now filled all the horizon of her life.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
wrestleverbUS /ˈresəl/
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
From this reading Naturally, they were no sooner engaged than Raeburn found himself launched upon a long wrestle with the girl who had thus--in the selfishness of her passionate idealist youth--opened her relation to him with a deliberate affront to the heart offered her.
a late time of life
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading At the time when Aldous Raeburn, as he then was--the grandson and heir of old Lord Maxwell--came across her first she was a handsome, undeveloped girl, of a type not uncommon in our modern world, belonging by birth to the country-squire class, and by the chances of a few years of student life in London to the youth that takes nothing on authority, and puts to fierce question whatever it finds already on its path--Governments, Churches, the powers of family and wealth--that takes, moreover, its social pity for the only standard, and spends that pity only on one sort and type of existence.
