Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

the state of being absent

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

habitual absence from work

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

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

From this reading But really none of those he names were so constant to our air as he seems--or his reporter seems --to think.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

the act of creating written works

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

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From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

unvarying in nature

From this reading But really none of those he names were so constant to our air as he seems--or his reporter seems --to think.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

a state without friends or money or prospects

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

standing above others in quality or position

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

a native or inhabitant of Europe

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

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From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

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

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

possessive form of “griffin” — winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

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From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

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From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

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

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

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

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

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

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

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From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

possessive form of “irving” — United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

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

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

with honesty

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

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

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

go away from a place

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

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From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

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

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

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 Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading But really none of those he names were so constant to our air as he seems--or his reporter seems --to think.

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

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

not one, and not any

From this reading But really none of those he names were so constant to our air as he seems--or his reporter seems --to think.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

on one occasion

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

in a qualitative manner

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

in a quantitative manner

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

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From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

any competition

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading But really none of those he names were so constant to our air as he seems--or his reporter seems --to think.

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

living in a particular place

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

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

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

for a limited time only; not permanently

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But really none of those he names were so constant to our air as he seems--or his reporter seems --to think.

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But really none of those he names were so constant to our air as he seems--or his reporter seems --to think.

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

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

two items of the same kind

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

precisely as stated

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

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

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

(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 Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.

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

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

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

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

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

From this reading But really none of those he names were so constant to our air as he seems--or his reporter seems --to think.

at the time that

From this reading Our destitution is not nearly so great now in the absence of Mr. James and Mr. Crawford as it was in the times before the "struggle for material prosperity" when Washington Irving went and lived in England and on the European continent well-nigh half his life.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

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

From this reading There is a question, however, which comes before this, and that is the question whether they have quitted us in such numbers as justly to alarm our patriotism.

which person or people

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sir Lepel Griffin--or Sir Lepel Griffin's reporter--seems to forget the fact of Irving's long absenteeism when he classes him with "the old race" of eminent American authors who stayed at home.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Qualitatively, in the authors named and in the late Mr. Bret Harte, Mr. Harry Harland, and the late Mr. Harold Frederic, as well as in Mark Twain, once temporarily resident abroad, the defection is very great; but quantitatively it is not such as to leave us without a fair measure of home-keeping authorship.