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From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
AURELIUSnoun
Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They make the best of chairmen.
BOULOGNE
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From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
chairmannounUS /ˈtʃermən/
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
CHAIRMENnounUS /ˈtʃermɪn/
plural of “chairman” — the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
Dr
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From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
one or the other of two
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
lecturernounUS /ˈlektʃərər/
a public lecturer at certain universities
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
MacArthurnounUS /məˈkɑːrθər/
United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964)
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
engage in
From this reading They make the best of chairmen.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
MARCUS
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From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
SCOTCHnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
tactnounUS /tækt/
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
TALKATIVEadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːkətɪv/
full of trivial conversation
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They make the best of chairmen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
hard to endure
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
precisely as stated
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
which person or people
From this reading MARCUS AURELIUS IN AMERICA--CHAIRMEN I HAVE HAD--AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND SCOTCH CHAIRMEN--ONE WHO HAD BEEN TO BOULOGNE--TALKATIVE AND SILENT CHAIRMEN--A TRYING OCCASION--THE LORD IS ASKED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO SEE MY POINTS.
the words that are spoken
From this reading They know that the audience have not come to hear them, and that all that is required of them is to introduce the lecturer in very few words, and to give him a good start.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
the day immediately before today
From this reading Who is the lecturer that would not appreciate, nay, love, such a chairman as Dr. R. S. MacArthur, who introduced me yesterday to a New York audience in the following manner?
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _New York, January 22._ There are indeed very few Americans who have not either tact or a sense of humor.
