Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

consider or hold as true

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

bring an accusation against; level a charge against

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

-ing form of “adopt” — choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

(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 “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

behave well or properly

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

have the idea for

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

conformity with conventional thought and behavior

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

run or move very quickly or hastily

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

at any time

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

opinion or judgment

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

a male servant (especially a footman)

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

-ing form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

the act of departing

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The good Haroun Alraschid!”

an established custom

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

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From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

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From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

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

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

past form of “indulge” — give free rein to

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

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From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

in like or similar manner

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

a gay feeling

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

attach to a support

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

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

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

and nothing more

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

a ruler who is unconstrained by law

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

so unreasonable as to invite derision

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

first in rank or degree

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

inspiring scornful pity

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

cut with a saw

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

a political advocate of socialism

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Deep eyes, laughter-stirred With merriment of kingly pride; Sole star of all that place and time, I saw him in his golden prime.

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

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

not having a secure reputation

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

during the time that

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

which person or people

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading We accept Haroun; and acknowledge him to have been wise in the purport of his wanderings through the streets of the city,--gaining new experience with every hour, and studying the needs and complaints of his people for himself;--but if we should be told of a modern monarch doing likewise in our own day, we should mount on the stiff hobby-horse of our ridiculous conventionality, and accuse him of having brought the dignity of the Throne into contempt.

in the company of; together with

From this reading KING AND SOCIALIST To many persons of the servile or flunkey habit, the idea that a king should ever comport himself as an ordinary,--or extraordinary,--man, seems more or less preposterous; while to conceive him as endowed with dash, spirit, and a love of adventure is judged almost as absurd and impossible.

combining clever conception and facetious expression

From this reading The only potentate that ever appears, in legendary lore, to have indulged himself to his heart’s content in the sport of adopting a disguise and going about unrecognised among his subjects, is the witty and delightful hero of the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainment,’ Caliph Haroun Alraschid, who, as Tennyson describes him, had