Chapter XVII

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

(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 In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he was a married man, and was, in sequence, the father of some half-dozen sons and daughters.

plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading But he was a married man, and was, in sequence, the father of some half-dozen sons and daughters.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

having made preparations

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading But he was a married man, and was, in sequence, the father of some half-dozen sons and daughters.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

a man of refinement

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

From this reading But he was a married man, and was, in sequence, the father of some half-dozen sons and daughters.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading HELEN.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

go away from a place

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

temporary living quarters

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading But he was a married man, and was, in sequence, the father of some half-dozen sons and daughters.

joined in matrimony

From this reading But he was a married man, and was, in sequence, the father of some half-dozen sons and daughters.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

a form of address for a man

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

an event that happens

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

and nothing more

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

above and across; more than

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

having superior power and influence

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

From this reading But he was a married man, and was, in sequence, the father of some half-dozen sons and daughters.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading But he was a married man, and was, in sequence, the father of some half-dozen sons and daughters.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

a feeling of anger caused by being offended

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

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

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

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

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

at the time that

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

in or at the place that

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading In pursuance of this design, he first of all disposed of his practice; sold the house in which he lived, and the greater part of his furniture; went into lodgings; and then, when all these steps had been taken, began to study the science of emigration in connection with the numerous and various British colonies scattered over the face of the globe.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.

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

From this reading If Mr. Sedley had had only himself to please, the matter would have been of smaller consequence than it was.

a late time of life

From this reading SOME years before the occurrence of the events recorded in the former part of our narrative, Mr. Sedley, a professional gentleman, pretty well off in the world, and with a good position in society, having taken umbrage at some slight offered him in the county town where he had imagined his influence to be paramount, hastily made up his mind to leave the country.