Chapter IX

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

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.

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

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

subject to appointment

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

a university in England

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

capability to perform or produce

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

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From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.

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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

plural of “congregation” — a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The vicar of St. Luke's was a man of considerable mental power.

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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

the act of retaining something

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

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From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

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

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

possessive form of “luke” — (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading The vicar of St. Luke's was a man of considerable mental power.

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

and nothing more

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading The vicar of St. Luke's was a man of considerable mental power.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

plural of “sect” — a subdivision of a larger religious group

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

possessive form of “simon” — one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

abundantly filled with especially living things

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

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

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

being five more than thirty

From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

plural of “trustee” — a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

From this reading Mr. Carr, the vicar of St. Luke's, was a man of about thirty-five.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

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

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

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

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading A UNION OF FORCES In Hornham, the vast majority of a poor and teeming population was quite without interest in any religious matter.

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading The chapels of the various sects were attended by the residuum, the congregations at St. Elwyn's were large--to the full holding capacity of the mother church and the smaller mission building--and a fair proportion of people worshipped at St. Luke's, the only other church in the neighbourhood.

a late time of life

From this reading He had taken a good degree at Cambridge, spent a few years in various curacies, and had been appointed vicar of St. Luke's, Hornham, which was in the gift of an Evangelical body known as Simon's Trustees, about four years before Mr. Hamlyn had thrown Hornham into its present state of religious war.