Chapter XIX

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From this reading 1844.

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From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

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From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

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

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

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

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

United States writer (1902-1992)

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

uttered without voice

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

dearly loved

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

past form of “embark” — go on board

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

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From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

destroyed or killed

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

plural of “governor” — the head of a state government

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

immediately past

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

(nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

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From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

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From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

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From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

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From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

term of address for a man

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

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

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

(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 It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.

which person or people

From this reading TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS It was during the summer of 1844 that my dear father, who had been in failing health for some time, breathed his last at the small wayside hotel at Salt-Hill, near Slough.

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From this reading [Sidenote: SIR WILLIAM NAPIER] In the first days of that beautiful autumn I embarked at Southampton with my cousin, Richard Boyle,[41] and my brothers Charles and Cavendish, to pay visits to the Governors of Guernsey and Alderney.

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From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My father had gone thither for change of air, in company with his life-long friend and favourite messmate, Sir Willoughby Lake, who did not long survive him.

a late time of life

From this reading It has since been burned down, but was well known in former years as the resort of the Eton scholars, at the time of Montem.