Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

called to public attention

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

(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 Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

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

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

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

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

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From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

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

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

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From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

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

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

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

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

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

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

having a defect

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

in an eminent manner

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

divisible by two

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

apart from; not including

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

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

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

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

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

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

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

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

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

the state of being honored

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

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

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

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

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

made timid or fearful as by threats

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

uncertain how to act or proceed

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

of less size or importance

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

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 Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

the force of workers available

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

past form of “overshadow” — be greater in significance than

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

term of address for a man

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

a person, without saying who

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

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

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

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

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

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

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

From this reading Even his virtues might have been advertised with effect--though as a rule, except in characters like Lincoln, it takes the perspective of time to put those into a poster.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

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

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading So eminently respectable; so high in honour; so fair in judgment; so irresolute in action; so defective in imagination; so content to be overshadowed by lesser men in his own party even though he never was intimidated by bigger men in the Opposition: such, so far as we could see him before the war, was Sir Robert Borden.

plural of “weakness” — a flaw or weak point

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

which person or people

From this reading Long before the war came, Canada recognized in Mr. Borden a Premier who knew the meaning of moral caution so well that he knew not boldness at all except that his cause was right.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He needed somebody with him as stage manager and makeup artist.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Borden had the ethical stolidity of Asquith without the latter's personal weaknesses or his powers of oratory.