Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

the action of accomplishing something

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

(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 That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

in addition

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

third-person singular of “alter” — cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

with attention; in an attentive manner

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

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

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

possessive form of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

occurring or operating at the same time

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

plural of “epoch” — a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

third-person singular of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

have an existence, be extant

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

the state or fact of existing

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

communicated in words

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

the muscle tone of healthy tissue

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

a state of high honor

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

destroyed or killed

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

highest in quality

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

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

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

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

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

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

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

plural of “indication” — something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

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

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

immediately past

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

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 It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

a particular point in time

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

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

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

absolutely essential

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

not any; not one

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

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From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

have ownership or possession of

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

by chance

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

bring forth or yield

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

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From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

located far away spatially

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

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

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

transport commercially

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

required or under orders

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

carry out

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

in or at that place or location

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

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

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

in the direction of

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There come upon us, it seems to me, in those times, fits of musing far deeper and more intense, excitability of feeling--perhaps of imagination too--more acute than at any other time.

precisely as stated

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

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

From this reading When Nelson stood upon the quarter-deck of his ship, but a few minutes before the last great victory that closed a career of glory, he felt and expressed a sense that his last hour was come, that the great and final change of fate was near, and that but a few moments remained for the accomplishment of his destiny.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

at the time that

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

in or at the place that

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

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

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

which person or people

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It is very natural, too, to believe that there are at those moments indications in our own hearts--from the deep latent sympathies which exist between every part of nature and the rest--that the changes which reason and observation do not point out are about to take place in our destiny: for is it to be supposed, that when the fiat has gone forth which alters a being's whole course of existence--when the electric touch has been communicated to one end of the long chain of cause and effect which forms the fate of every individual being--is it to be supposed that it will not tremble to its most remote link, especially towards that point where the greatest action is to take place?

in the company of; together with

From this reading Perhaps, also, a determination, an energy of will is added, necessary to carry us through, with power and firmness, the struggle, or the change, or the temptation that awaits us.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading That there are epochs in the life of every man, when all the concurrent circumstances of fortune seem to form, as it were, a dam against the current of his fate, and turn it completely into another direction, when the trifling accident and the great event work together to produce an entirely new combination around him, no one who examines his own history, or marks attentively the history of others, can doubt for a moment.