Chapter II · The Old School

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.

a youthful male person

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

being joined in close association

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

close interaction

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

exhibiting courtesy and politeness

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

plural of “deadhead” — a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

marked for certain death

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

someone who leaves one country to settle in another

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

set up or found

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

informal terms for a meal

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

past form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

a message received and understood

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a writer for newspapers and magazines

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

plural of “journalist” — a writer for newspapers and magazines

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

temporary living quarters

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

freedom from vanity or conceit

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

and nothing more

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

any competition

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

provided with a secure reputation

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

a person who represents others

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

an educational institution

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

needing moisture

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

the act of using

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

look attentively

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

which person or people

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._