Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

plural of “agency” — an administrative unit of government

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

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

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

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

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

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

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

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

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

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

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading CONCLUSION OF MAJORCAN LIFE.

the act of departing

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in 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 VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

have a celebration

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

a revue with elaborate costuming

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

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

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

a person of French nationality

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

a person of German nationality

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

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

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

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

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

set up or lay the groundwork for

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

plural of “institute” — an association organized to promote art or science or education

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

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

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading CONCLUSION OF MAJORCAN LIFE.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

the largest of the Balearic Islands

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

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

From this reading CONCLUSION OF MAJORCAN LIFE.

the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

information about recent and important events

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CONCLUSION OF MAJORCAN LIFE.

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

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

plural of “pursuit” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

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

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

Identical; not different.

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

express in words

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

an educational institution

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages

From this reading There are the same religious bodies, the same political movements, the same social agencies--Teetotal Societies, Mechanics' Institutes, Friendly Societies, and such like.

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

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

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

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

precisely as stated

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

plural of “vice” — moral weakness

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading VICTORIAN LIFE ENGLISH--ARRIVAL OF THE HOME MAIL--NEWS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR--THE GERMAN SETTLERS IN MAJORCA--THE SINGLE FRENCHMAN--MAJORCAN PUBLIC TEAS--THE CHURCH--THE RANTERS--THE TEETOTALLERS--THE COMMON SCHOOL--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS--COMMON SCHOOL FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT--THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE--FUNERAL OF THE TOWN CLERK--DEPARTURE FROM MAJORCA--THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.

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

From this reading There are the same people, the same callings, the same pleasures and pursuits, and, as some would say, the same follies and vices.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading The reader will observe, from what I have above written, that life in Victoria is very much like life in England.