Chapter II

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

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

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

From this reading No doubt this gift _was_ an act of justice.

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

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

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

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

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

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

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From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

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From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

make right or correct

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

in another and different manner

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading No doubt this gift _was_ an act of justice.

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From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

devised; developed according to an orderly plan

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

the trait of being willing to give your money or time

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

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

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

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From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

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

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

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From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

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

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

not in a forthright manner

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

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

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

and nothing more

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

the literary culture

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

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

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

not any; not one

From this reading No doubt this gift _was_ an act of justice.

one who writes novels

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

on one occasion

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

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

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

in the recent past

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

-ing form of “recognise” — show approval or appreciation of

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

-ing form of “rectify” — math: determine the length of

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

past form of “reveal” — make visible

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

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From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

express in words

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

-ing form of “state” — express in words

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

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

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

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

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

precisely as stated

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

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

From this reading No doubt this gift _was_ an act of justice.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading '_One needs to be very generous before one can be really just_' is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's way of stating the proposition.

at the time that

From this reading THE KEY TO THE PROBLEM The common saying, that 'people must be just before they are generous,' becomes at once less common and more correct when it is formulated differently.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

From this reading Without the conclusive evidence these Letters afford, there would have been no means of rectifying the arbitrary, false, and inadequate criticism of the personality, and thus, indirectly, of the writings, of a great novelist misjudged especially in her own country.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.

a late time of life

From this reading And one calls this sentence to remembrance when recognising how much generosity is revealed in the act of justice recently performed by Dr. Paul Heger in his gift to the British Museum (that is to say to English readers throughout the world) of the four tragical, but incomparably beautiful, Letters written by Charlotte Brontë to his father, the late Professor Constantin Heger, within two years of her return to England.