Chapter XXXIX

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

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

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

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

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

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

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

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

a youthful male person

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

a state at a particular time

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

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From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

a female human offspring

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

the state of being decayed or destroyed

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

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From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

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From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

(of sounds) repeating by reflection

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

the state of containing nothing

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

a social unit living together

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

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

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

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

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

destroyed or killed

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

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

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

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

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

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

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

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

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

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

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

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

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

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

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

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From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

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 Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

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

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

a form of address for a man

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

very recently

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

not any; not one

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

out of fashion

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

on one occasion

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

and nothing more

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

plural of “pill” — something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

oust politically

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

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

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

not often

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

a male human offspring

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

express in speech

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

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 Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

most excessively abundant

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.

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

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

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

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

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

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading During this time he had taken no active steps of any kind.

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

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

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

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

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

From this reading Such an emptiness occurs not unfrequently in the story of a house once full and echoing with the superabundant energies of a large family; but the father and son afforded a deeper emblem of dulness and desolation than almost any mother and daughter could have done.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

precisely as stated

From this reading Jamie had been left to read as he pleased every book he could lay his hands upon, from Mr. Pyper’s old-fashioned theology to D’Urfey’s _Pills to Purge Melancholy_, a curious if not very extensive range.

which person or people

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

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

From this reading Only these two, the dreary boy with his books, and his possible writer-ship hung suspended so to speak, no one taking any steps to put him forth like his brothers into active life, and the grim invalid, who rarely left his room or indeed his bed, remained in Drumcarro.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading In his newly developed condition as an invalid Mr. Douglas had gone on for more than a year.