used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
agreementsnounUS /əˈɡriːmənts/
plural of “agreement” — the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
ancestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
Baldwin'snounUS /ˈbɔːldwənz/
possessive form of “baldwin” — United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
lacking funds
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
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 Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
CorinthiannounUS /kərˈɪnθiən/
a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
Dalbrook
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From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
DivinitynounUS /dɪˈvɪnəti/
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 Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
Dorchester
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From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
divisible by two
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
GeorgiannounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒən/
a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
geraniumsnounUS /dʒərˈeɪniəmz/
plural of “geranium” — any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
the act of giving
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
Harrington
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From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
leasesnounUS /ˈliːsɪz/
plural of “lease” — property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
the force of workers available
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
attach to a support
From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
as might be expected
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
and nothing more
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
go across or through
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
paternaladjectiveUS /pəˈtɜːrnəl/
belonging to or inherited from one's father
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
phraseologynounUS /ˌfreɪziˈɔːlɔːdʒi/
the manner in which something is expressed in words
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
ploddedverbUS /ˈplɑːdɪd/
inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
porticonounUS /ˈpɔːrtəkoʊ/
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
PortlandnounUS /ˈpɔːrtlənd/
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
PrimacynounUS /ˈpraɪməsi/
the state of being first in importance
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
any competition
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
roof-tree
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From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
self-sacrificenoun
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
shamefacedadjective
extremely modest or shy
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
term of address for a man
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
stupendousadjectiveUS /stuːˈpendəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
superioritynounUS /ˌsuːpɪriˈɔːrɪti/
the quality of being superior
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
two times
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
(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 Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
Weymouth
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From this reading Sir Henry lived at a good old Georgian house called the Mount, between Dorchester and Weymouth.
in or at the place that
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
belonging to which person
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading It was a red brick house, with a centre and two wings, a Corinthian portico of Portland stone, and a wide level lawn in front of the portico, that was brilliant with scarlet geraniums all the summer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Then through my brain the thought did pass, Even as a flash of lightning there, That there was something in her air, Which would not doom me to despair; And on the thought my words broke forth.”
but in spite of that
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook was as keenly impressed with a sense of stupendous self-sacrifice in giving up his prospects in the Church as if the Primacy had only been a question of time; yet as his Divinity examination had twice ended in disappointment and a shamefaced return to the paternal roof-tree, it might be thought that, in his friend Sir Henry Baldwin’s phraseology, he was very well out of it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Sir Henry was the average young man of the epoch, sharp, shallow, and with a strong belief in his own superiority to the human race in general, and naturally to a friend whose father plodded over leases and agreements in an old-fashioned office in a country town; but the two young men happened to have been thrown together at Oxford, where Sir Henry was at Christ Church while Harrington Dalbrook was at New; and as Sir Henry’s ancestral home was within six miles of Dorchester, the friendship begun at the University was continued in the county town.
