to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
alumninounUS /əˈlʌmnaɪ/
plural of “alumnus” — a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
Dugdale
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From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
Fairfax-school
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From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
Fairfaxians
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From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
Grammar-school
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From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
heard-of
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From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
ignoredadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrd/
disregarded
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
immediately past
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
Lowebarre
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From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
MEREDITHnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading ROBERT MEREDITH.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
protégé's
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From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
recapitulated
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From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
recogniseverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
show approval or appreciation of
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT MEREDITH.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
cut with a saw
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
an educational institution
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not that the _alumni_, as they delight to call themselves, recognise their old place of education by any such familiar name.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The school selected by James Dugdale for his protégé's education was the now celebrated, but then little heard-of Grammar-school of Lowebarre.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading To them it is and always will be the Fairfax-school; they are "Fairfaxians," and the word Lowebarre is altogether ignored.
a late time of life
From this reading The twenty years which had rolled over the head of Robert Meredith, the anxiously expected guest, since last we saw him, may be thus briefly recapitulated.
