Chapter V · The Installation of Jerry

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

From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

later than; following

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

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

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

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

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

next to; at the side of

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

in a bland manner

From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading The O’Mahony was too deeply occupied with his own business to observe this.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

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From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

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From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

a space into which an area is subdivided

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading The O’Mahony was too deeply occupied with his own business to observe this.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

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From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

to a considerable degree

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

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

From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

characterized by enmity or ill will

From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

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From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

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From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

a unit of length of thread or yarn

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

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

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading The O’Mahony was too deeply occupied with his own business to observe this.

held or filled or in use

From this reading The O’Mahony was too deeply occupied with his own business to observe this.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The O’Mahony was too deeply occupied with his own business to observe this.

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

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

done under pressure

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

Identical; not different.

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

only a very short time before

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Jerry smiled blandly into the hostile faces, and hummed a “come-all-ye” to himself.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

not in physical motion

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The O’Mahony was too deeply occupied with his own business to observe this.

in the direction of

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

create by training and teaching

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

morally offensive

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

at the time that

From this reading When, an hour or so after their arrival, The O’Mahony emerged from the lawyers’ office the waiting Jerry scarcely knew him for the same man.

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

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

a Caucasian

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

which person or people

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The visit to White & Carmody’s law-office had weighed heavily upon the mind of The O’Mahony during the whole voyage across the Atlantic, and it still was the burden of his thoughts as he sat beside Jerry Higgins--this he learned to be the car-driver’s name--in the train which rushed up the side of the Lea toward Cork.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The first-class compartment to which Jerry had led the way was crowded with people who had arrived by the _Moldavian_, and who scowled at their late fellow-passenger for having imposed upon them the unsavory presence of the carman.