Chapter V · The Widow's Mite

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

later than; following

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

how long something has existed

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

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

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

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

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

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

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

adopted in order to deceive

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

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

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

financial assistance in time of need

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

past form of “boast” — show off

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

an occurrence of something

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

plural of “cavalier” — a gallant or courtly gentleman

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

a young person of either sex

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

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

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

-ing form of “consist” — originate

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

plural of “creditor” — a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

traveling across

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

a female human offspring

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

be a sign or indication of

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

past form of “designate” — assign a name or title to

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

without deviation

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

dominance or power through legal authority

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

one or the other of two

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

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

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

a social unit living together

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

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

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

a man of refinement

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

a person who works only for money

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

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From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

full of or characterized by humor

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

-ing form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

mourned or grieved for

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

immediately past

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

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

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

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From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

most important element

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

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

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

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

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

plural of “mortgage” — a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

past form of “negotiate” — discuss the terms of an arrangement

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

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

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

not any; not one

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

impressive in appearance

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

on one occasion

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

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From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

an amount of time

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

-ing form of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

on the contrary

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

past form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

something that remunerates

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

in a singular manner or to a singular degree

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

in the near future

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

in a softened tone

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

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

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

plural of “treat” — something considered choice to eat

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

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From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

habitually speaking the truth

From this reading At the period of which the present veracious history treats, the bereaved mother and daughter were living in subdued style in the locality designated above.

precisely as stated

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

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

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

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

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

at the time that

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

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

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

which person or people

From this reading The ADAMSES resided in one of the aristocratic by ways crossing Main Street, and were directly descended from those distinguished and chivalric _anciens pauvres_ of the Old Dominion, who boasted the blood of the English cavaliers, and were a terror to their foes and creditors.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The family left by the lamented ADAMS, consisting of a wife and one child--a daughter, at once assumed the most becoming style of mourning, moved in a funeral procession through society for six months, and then resigned themselves to the will of Providence with that beautiful cheerfulness which may either denote a high order of Christianity, or a low order of memory, as the case may be.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He might have lived to a green old age, but for the extraordinary joy he experienced at having negotiated a second mortgage on some property not worth quite half the first, which filled this worthy man with such exceeding great joy, that he drank rather more at a sitting than would start an ordinary hotel-bar, and died soon after of _delirium tremens_, as such noble and chivalric souls are very apt to do.

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading ADAMS, the husband and father, was a fine specimen of the Southern gentleman in his day, possessing an estate in Louisa County, so completely covered with mortgages that no heir could get to it, and having won great fame by inventing an entirely new and singularly humorous oath for the benefit of a Yankee governess, when that despised hireling presumed to ask for a portion of her last year's salary.