Chapter I

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

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

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

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

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From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

plural of “buyer” — a person who buys

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

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From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

something that interests you because it is important or affects you

From this reading Three generations, not perhaps of human flesh, but of mercantile growth, it takes to make a great Concern.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

many and different

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all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

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From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

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a social unit living together

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading Three generations, not perhaps of human flesh, but of mercantile growth, it takes to make a great Concern.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

a man of refinement

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Three generations, not perhaps of human flesh, but of mercantile growth, it takes to make a great Concern.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Three generations, not perhaps of human flesh, but of mercantile growth, it takes to make a great Concern.

draw a harrow over

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

used to add a contrasting statement

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From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Three generations, not perhaps of human flesh, but of mercantile growth, it takes to make a great Concern.

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

impressive in appearance

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

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

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

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

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

producing a sizeable profit

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

engage in

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

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 The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism

From this reading Three generations, not perhaps of human flesh, but of mercantile growth, it takes to make a great Concern.

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From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

used to form the superlative

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

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

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

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From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

not any; not one

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Three generations, not perhaps of human flesh, but of mercantile growth, it takes to make a great Concern.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

plural of “omnibus” — an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

something having the property of being analogous to something else

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

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From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

by chance

From this reading Three generations, not perhaps of human flesh, but of mercantile growth, it takes to make a great Concern.

an amount of time

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

bring forth or yield

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

on the contrary

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without much difficulty

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

express in words

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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plural of “shopkeeper” — a merchant who owns or manages a shop

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

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

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

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stir up or tend; of a fire

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

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

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

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

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

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

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)

From this reading It takes, they say, three generations to make a gentleman; the schools ticket them--National or Board, Commercial or Grammar, Eton or Harrow.

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

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

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

From this reading Some of the family breathe the new air readily enough; with some the straw of the omnibus (there was straw in omnibuses during the formative period) follows on silken skirts into the landau.

at the time that

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

in or to any place at all

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading See https:// Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London The social birth of a family, united by a chain of parallel events with the commercial development of a business, is a spectacle strange to no country but most common among the nation of shopkeepers; it presents, however, interesting points and is likely to produce a group of persons rather diverse in character.

but in spite of that

From this reading The humble parent-tree in the Commercial Road puts forth branches in Brixton, Camberwell, Stoke Newington, wherever buyers are many and "turnover" quick: here is the second period, when the business is already large and lucrative, but not yet imposing.