Chapter VIII

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

having companions or an escort

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

later than; following

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

liveliness and eagerness

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Never saw it look so well before.

give a benediction to

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

greatly pleased

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

coming down or downward

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

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From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

divisible by two

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

a man of refinement

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

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

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

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

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

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From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

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

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

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From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

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

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Never saw it look so well before.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Never saw it look so well before.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

disregarded

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never saw it look so well before.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

another word for person; a person not meriting identification

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

playful in an appealingly bold way

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

cut with a saw

From this reading Never saw it look so well before.

for a short time

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Never saw it look so well before.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

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From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Never saw it look so well before.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading ‘Bless my soul!’ said this gentleman, looking eagerly around, ‘what a fine property!

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

which person or people

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading I’m delighted to find it has got into such good hands; neglected in Colonel Warleigh’s time, even worse since by rascally tenants.

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

From this reading WILLIAM ROCKLEY OF YASS Upon his next visit to The Chase, which took place shortly after this conversation, the Reverend Harley Sternworth was accompanied by a pleasant-looking, alert, middle-aged personage, who, descending from the dog-cart with alacrity, was introduced as Mr. William Rockley of Yass.