how to comprehend this sentence
It was with much interest that I read a news item which said that a country rector has received by post an eagle .

How to comprehend the above sentence , what grammar is it ? Is " post " a noun or a verb here ? according to Colloins English Usage , " by " is with an -ing form of verb to say how something is achieved .

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how to comprehend this sentence
It was with much interest that I read a news item which said that a country rector has received by post an eagle .

How to comprehend the above sentence , what grammar is it ?  Is " post " a noun or a verb here ?  according to Colloins English Usage ,  " by " is with an -ing form of verb to say how something is achieved .

Answer

"a country rector has received by post an eagle "
You can change the order to make it clearer:
a country rector has received an eagle by post

Here, by post = by postal service. The writer shortened it

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"Post" is noun here and refers to the postal service. In American English we'd say "by mail".

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