Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

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

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

any thing at all

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

subject to appointment

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

with suspicion or disapproval

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

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

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

have

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

plural of “burrow” — a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

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From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

lacking spontaneity; not natural

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

a flock of coots

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

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From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

divisible by two

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

death of a person

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

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

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

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

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

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

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

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

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

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

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

plural of “humiliation” — state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

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

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

plural of “insult” — a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

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

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

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From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

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

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

a form of address for a man

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

a brief written record

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

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

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

on one occasion

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

above and across; more than

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

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

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

someone who supervises (an examination)

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

recurring again and again

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

Identical; not different.

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

exposing human folly to ridicule

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

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

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

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

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

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

From this reading In these circumstances, it was balm to his soul to have his sympathy once more appealed to, and by those who were nearest to his heart.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

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

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

male cat

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

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

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

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From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

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

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

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

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

which person or people

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.

English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)

From this reading It was the afternoon of the same day on which Mr Proctor arrived in Carlingford that Mr Wentworth received the little note from Miss Wodehouse which was so great a consolation to the Perpetual Curate.

possessive form of “wodehouse” — English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

showing curiosity

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

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

From this reading The next day was that appointed for Mr Wodehouse's funeral, to which Mr Wentworth had been looking forward with a little excitement--wondering, with indignant misery, whether the covert insults he was getting used to would be repeated even over his old friend's grave.

but in spite of that

From this reading By that time he had begun to experience humiliations more hard to bear than anything he had yet known.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He had received constrained greetings from several of his most cordial friends; his people in the district, all but Tom Burrows, looked askance upon him; and Dr Marjoribanks, who had never taken kindly to the young Anglican, had met him with satirical remarks in his dry Scotch fashion, which were intolerable to the Curate.