Chapter X · Kylemore

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

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

(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 Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

used as intensifiers

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

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From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

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

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

offering little or no hope

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

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

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

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From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

the attribute of being so near as to be touching

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

strikingly different; tending to contrast

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

in a stupid manner

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

declare untrue; contradict

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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 You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

to come or go into

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

moving swiftly

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

set up or found

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

superlative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

an old form of “has”

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

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

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

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From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

plural of “lamb” — young sheep

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

the act of departing

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

the common people generally

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

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

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

a form of address for a man

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

the state of being neat and smart and trim

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

in a noble manner

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

above and across; more than

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

go across or through

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

everlastingly; for all time

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

spoil as if by poison

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

act of turning to for assistance

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

living in a particular place

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

receiving deferential regard

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

in the near future

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

someone who engages in sports

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

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From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Here the eagles build, and had become so numerous, (so our driver said), that the owner had had recourse to _poison_.

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

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

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

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

furnished with or made of wood or timbers

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

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

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

From this reading It sounded awfully in our ears, like trapping a fox or shooting an albatross; and, surely, if the king of birds must be slain (and I cannot deny that his majesty's conduct, in perpetually flying off with lambs, is open to some criticism) he might fall more nobly to the rifle of the sportsman.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Between this place and _Kylemore_, you enter upon one of the grandest scenes, to my taste, to be found in all _Connamara_, a kind of mountain pass, with the rocks rising to a great height, in huge blocks and broken masses, piled one above another, and sometimes jutting over the road in fearful contiguity, densely timbered from base to summit, the gray stone contrasting beautifully with the bright green foliage of the trees.

characterized by variety

From this reading THE scenery on leaving _Clifden_ is for a time bleak and monotonous, but soon becomes varied and beautiful.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

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

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

which person or people

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

in the company of; together with

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You pass, by _Streamstown_ and _Ballinakill_, through the pleasant village with its pretty cottages, fuchsia-hedges, and general look of neatness and comfort, which it owes to Mr. Ellis, an English resident, and who, (so it was told to me, as our friend Herodotus hath it) is much respected, although a Quaker, by the Roman Catholics around.