Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

related by common characteristics or ancestry

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

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

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

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

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

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

From this reading True, he had come totally unexpectedly.

a funeral procession

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

a group of representatives or delegates

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

pull, as against a resistance

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

set up or found

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

in a diagrammatic manner

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

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

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

praise vociferously

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

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

From this reading True, he had come totally unexpectedly.

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From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

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

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

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

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

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From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

not any; not one

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

many times at short intervals

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

and nothing more

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

seen in the mind as a mental image

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

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From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

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

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

term of address for a man

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

tenants of an estate considered as a group

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

plural of “testimony” — a solemn statement made under oath

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

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

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

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

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

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

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading True, he had come totally unexpectedly.

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From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True, he had come totally unexpectedly.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two servants sent forward to prepare the lodge for his reception, only reached there a single day before himself.

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From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

in a way that was not expected

From this reading True, he had come totally unexpectedly.

not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

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

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

accept gladly

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

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

From this reading The post-horses were suffered to drag his carriage unmolested to its destination; there was no assemblage of people to welcome--not a bonfire to hail his arrival.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It was not without a feeling closely allied to disappointment, that Sir Marmaduke Travers found the advent to his Irish estates uncelebrated by any of those testimonies on the part of his tenantry, his agent, Captain Hemsworth, had often so graphically pictured before him.

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From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading But Sir Marmaduke had often taken his Yorkshire tenants as much by surprise, and, there, he always found a deputation, and a cortege of mounted yeomen.