Sentence:  I took care that my absence should neither be lamented by the poor nor the rich. I put every thing in a fair <WSD>train</WSD> of going on smoothly, and actually set out, with my steward, for my estate in Wales at dawning of the day. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  State of progress, status, situation (in phrases introduced by "in a" + adjective). (18th-19th c.)