Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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From this reading The income was about £100 a year.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

the act of admitting someone to enter

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

for the reason that

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

a youthful male person

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

a period of 100 years

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

coming next after the seventeenth in position

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

divisible by two

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

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From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

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From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

plural of “heretic” — a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

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

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

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

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

From this reading The income was about £100 a year.

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

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

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

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

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

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

deficient in amount or quality or extent

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

do one's shopping

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

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

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

not in physical motion

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

give testimony in a court of law

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

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

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

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

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

adherent of Unitarianism

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

void of intelligence or thought

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

precisely as stated

From this reading Generally speaking, the attendance in these chapels is very meagre, but they are often endowed, and so they are kept open.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

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

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

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

From this reading EMANCIPATION THE old Presbyterian chapels throughout the country have many of them become Unitarian, and occasionally, even in an agricultural village, a respectable red-brick building may be seen, dating from the time of Queen Anne, in which a few descendants of the eighteenth century heretics still testify against three Gods in one and the deity of Jesus Christ.

which person or people

From this reading The principal man there was a small general dealer, who kept a shop in the middle of the village street, and I had come to know him slightly, because I had undertaken to give his boy a few lessons to prepare him for admission to a boarding-school.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading There was one in the large, straggling half-village, half-town of D-, within about ten miles of me, and the pulpit was then vacant.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The income was about £100 a year.