Chapter XI

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

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

consider or hold as true

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

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

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

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

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

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

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

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

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

aimless wandering from place to place

From this reading DRIFTING FROM MOORINGS.

raised above the ground

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

divisible by two

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DRIFTING FROM MOORINGS.

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

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

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

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

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

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

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

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

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

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

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From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

plural of “mooring” — a place where a craft can be made fast

From this reading DRIFTING FROM MOORINGS.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

not any; not one

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

and nothing more

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

on the contrary

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

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

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

a special situation

From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.

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

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

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

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

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

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

create by training and teaching

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

showing disapproval; in a disparaging way

From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.

precisely as stated

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

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

From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

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

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.

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

From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.