Chapter XIX

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

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

how long something has existed

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

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From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

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

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

possessive form of “burke” — British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

plural of “disposition” — your usual mood

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

plural of “dyke” — (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

first in order of birth

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Sir Eastman had himself been one of the firm's clients, one whom they had every reason to value highly.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

a social unit living together

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

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From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

possessive form of “firm” — the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

From this reading Sir Eastman had himself been one of the firm's clients, one whom they had every reason to value highly.

set up or found

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

the most powerful members of a society

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

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

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading Sir Eastman had himself been one of the firm's clients, one whom they had every reason to value highly.

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

From this reading Sir Eastman had himself been one of the firm's clients, one whom they had every reason to value highly.

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

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

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From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

producing a sizeable profit

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

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From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

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From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

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From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

almost; nearly

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Sir Eastman had himself been one of the firm's clients, one whom they had every reason to value highly.

an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

term of address for a man

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

plural of “solicitor” — a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

a male human offspring

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

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From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

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

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

up to a particular time

From this reading His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading Sir Eastman had himself been one of the firm's clients, one whom they had every reason to value highly.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS Messrs. McTavish & Brown, solicitors, of Southampton Row, London, W.C., had a large, sound and lucrative family connection.

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

From this reading Among those names was that of Dykes--Lady Julia Dykes, relict of Sir Eastman Dykes, third baronet of Fennington Park, Essex.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Sir Eastman had himself been one of the firm's clients, one whom they had every reason to value highly.

belonging to which person

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.

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

From this reading They numbered among their clients several people of really excellent position, persons whose names ought to have been in the _Doomsday Book_, and were in Burke's _Landed Gentry_, and in various other places in which one would desire one's name to be found.