Chapter XIX

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

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

later than; following

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

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

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

for the reason that

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

the organ of sight

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

at a previous time

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

assemble or get together

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

the act of departing

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

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

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

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

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

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

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

and nothing more

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

used to form the superlative

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

-ing form of “navigate” — travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

and nothing more

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

go across or through

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

a state in northeastern Australia

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

the sport of engaging in contests of speed

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

on the contrary

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

in the recent past

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

a large beer glass

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

for a short time

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

term of address for a man

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

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

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading That much I had been able to gather from an item I had read in _The Times_ shortly after my arrival in Paris.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading This stated that Sir James Allen, Bart., Agent in London for New South Wales, had just died of pneumonia.

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

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

widely or fully known

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading AFTER ALL I had not planned by what route I should go to the South Seas, and it was only because an Orient-Pacific liner chanced to be the most convenient connection at Brindisi that I went by Australia instead of by India and Singapore.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading I was rather glad, on the whole, that I was going to have an opportunity to learn something at first-hand of Hartley Allen--or, Sir Hartley, as he had become since I left Australia.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

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

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading Being without male issue, it was understood that the title would pass to his younger brother, formerly a well-known racing man, and more recently in the public eye through his heroic action in navigating a labour schooner full of plague-stricken blacks through the Great Barrier Reef to Queensland.