Sentence:  All ranks appear to have imbibed the <WSD>pageant-fever</WSD> from the fair aristocrat, who arranges her raven locks after the Jewess fashion, so becomingly borne by Mrs. Flynn, down to the ragged urchin who patrols the street with a stick and a kite ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An enthusiastic rise in the popularity of pageants.