Chapter XXI

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

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

go together

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

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

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

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From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

plural of “coach” — (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

plural of “coffin” — box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

entailing great loss or sacrifice

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

characterized by great determination

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

a social unit living together

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

plural of “forefather” — the founder of a family

From this reading LAID WITH HIS FOREFATHERS.

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

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

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

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

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

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

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

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

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading LAID WITH HIS FOREFATHERS.

the state of being honored

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

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

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

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From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

set down according to a plan

From this reading LAID WITH HIS FOREFATHERS.

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

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

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

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

for more time

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

plural of “mute” — a deaf person who is unable to speak

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

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

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

plural of “plume” — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

term of address for a man

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

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

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

precisely as stated

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

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From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

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

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

having relatively great weight; heavy

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were three costly coffins, one of them of lead, and at the very least three and sixty sets of towering feathers.

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

From this reading He had died on a Thursday; the interment was fixed for the next Friday week: which, taking the heat of the weather and sundry other trifles into consideration, was a little longer than it need have been.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Sir Vincent, his new dignity as head of the Yorke family lying upon him with a due and weighty self-importance, was determined (like Jonas Chuzzlewit of wide memory) that the public should see he did not grudge to his late father any honour in the shape of plumes and mutes and coaches and show, that it was in his power to accord to him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading LAID WITH HIS FOREFATHERS.

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From this reading So great a man as Sir Richard Yorke must of course be honoured with a great funeral.