Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

in addition

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

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

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

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

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

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

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

a religious residence especially for nuns

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

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From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

in or to another place

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

divisible by two

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

at any time

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

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

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

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From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

destroyed or killed

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

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

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

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

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

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

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

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

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

immediately past

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

a person afflicted with leprosy

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

and nothing more

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

plural of “missionary” — someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

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

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

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

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

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

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

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From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

coated with paint

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

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From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

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

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

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

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

past form of “stucco” — decorate with stucco work

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

express a supposition

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

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

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

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

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

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

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading The convent contains one of the best private hospitals in Italy, and the Sisters also go out as trained nurses, like those of several other orders.

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

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

precisely as stated

From this reading Their order is a branch of a great and ancient one, though it has not had a separate existence a very long time.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

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

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

a Caucasian

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

which person or people

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading There is a religious house in Rome, beyond the Tiber and not far from Porta Portese, which I will call the Convent of the White Sisters of Santa Giovanna d'Aza.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

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

From this reading The convent is much larger than any one would suppose who judged merely from the uninteresting stuccoed wall which faces the quiet street, and in which there are a few plain windows without shutters and a large wooden door, painted a dull green.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.

a late time of life

From this reading But they do something more, which the others do not; for almost every year two or three, or even four of them go out to the Far East to work in the leper hospitals which missionaries have established in Rangoon and elsewhere; and a good many have gone in the last ten years, but few will ever return.