1809
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From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
1894
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From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
27
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From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
Abiel
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From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
aptitudesnounUS /ˈæptətuːdz/
plural of “aptitude” — inherent ability
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
BeaconnounUS /ˈbiːkən/
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
brought into existence
From this reading He was born in the college town in 1809, the same year with Lincoln.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
BradstreetnounUS /ˈbrædstriːt/
poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
breedingnounUS /ˈbriːdɪŋ/
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
exponentnounUS /ˈekspoʊnənt/
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
the organ of sight
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
highest in quality
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
HancocknounUS /ˈhænkɑːk/
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born in the college town in 1809, the same year with Lincoln.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
historiannounUS /hɪˈstɔːriən/
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
HOLMESnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
inheritornounUS /ˌɪnˈherətər/
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
the literary culture
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading He was born in the college town in 1809, the same year with Lincoln.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
the force of workers available
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
neighborhoodsnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊdz/
plural of “neighborhood” — a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
OLIVERnounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
orthodoxynounUS /ˈɔːrθədɑːksi/
the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
Phillips
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From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
pianist'snounUS /piˈænəsts/
possessive form of “pianist” — a person who plays the piano
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
participate in games or sport
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
productnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkt/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
QuincynounUS /ˈkwɪnsi/
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
RevolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading His father, the Reverend Abiel Holmes, was a fine exponent of the old orthodoxy and of the old breeding and a historian of the American Revolution.
rosternounUS /ˈrɑːstər/
a list of names
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
Identical; not different.
From this reading He was born in the college town in 1809, the same year with Lincoln.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
spokesmannounUS /ˈspoʊksmən/
a male spokesperson
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He was born in the college town in 1809, the same year with Lincoln.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
uttersverbUS /ˈʌtərz/
third-person singular of “utter” — articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
WENDELL
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From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
which person or people
From this reading OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES In the roster of American men of letters it is hard to think of any other who is so completely the product of a district and the spokesman for it as Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His whole lifetime was passed in two neighborhoods--that of Harvard College in old Cambridge and that of Beacon Hill in oldest Boston.
belonging to which person
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was born in the college town in 1809, the same year with Lincoln.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He was born in the college town in 1809, the same year with Lincoln.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading He was an inheritor of the blood of the Bradstreet, Phillips, Hancock, Quincy, and Wendell families, a kind of youth whose "aspect is commonly slender,--his face is smooth, and apt to be pallid,--his features are regular and of a certain delicacy,--his eye is bright and quick,--his lips play over the thought he utters as a pianist's fingers dance over their music."[27] It was a type for whose aptitudes Holmes felt the greatest respect.
