Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

later than; following

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

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

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

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From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

the two together, not just one

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

marked by blithe unconcern

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

possessive form of “colonel” — 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 _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

a supporter of the Confederate States of America

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

correspondence in form or appearance

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

divisible by two

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

accept an excuse for

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

the organ of sight

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

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From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

moving swiftly

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

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

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

having an illustrious reputation; respected

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

favorable to life and growth

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

incapable of change

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

not any; not one

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

and nothing more

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

an amount of time

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

past form of “plump” — drop sharply

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

-ing form of “preside” — act as president

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

requiring sitting or little activity

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

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From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

unusual or unfamiliar

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

communicated in the form of words

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

a native or resident of Virginia

From this reading Even to the casual Northern eye, unaccustomed to the prolonged sedentary life of the average Virginian when a guest, there was every indication that these had come to stay.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

From this reading And indeed, so far as these particular birds of passage were concerned, the occupation was permanent, the judge having taken possession of the only shake-down sofa on the lower floor, and the warlike major having plumped himself into the middle of the colonel's own bed not ten minutes after his arrival.

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

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading My visit was made in conformity with one of the colonel's inflexible rules,--every guest under his roof, within one week of his arrival, was to be honored by a personal call from every friend within reach.

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

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

at the time that

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.

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

From this reading No excuse would have sufficed on the ground of flying visits.

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From this reading _A Visit of Ceremony_ The Honorable I. B. Kerfoot, presiding judge of the district court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and the gallant Major Thomas C. Yancey, late of the Confederate army, had been the colonel's guests at his hospitable house in Bedford Place for a period of six days and six nights, when my cards--two--were given to Chad, together with my verbal hopes that both gentlemen were within.