used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
in actual fact
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
amusementsnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənts/
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
Balliol
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From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
candidatenounUS /ˈkændədeɪt/
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
churlishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɜːrlɪʃ/
rude and boorish
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
Colin
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From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
Colin's
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From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
deem to be
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
to come or go into
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
divisible by two
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
every person
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
flavournoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
Frankland
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From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
genrenounUS /ˈʒɑːnrə/
a kind of literary or artistic work
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
of great significance or value
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
invitationsnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
and nothing more
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
lastsnounUS /læsts/
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
the sound of laughing
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
go away from a place
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
held dear
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
Matty
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From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
not any; not one
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
ScholarshipnounUS /ˈskɑːlərʃɪp/
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
term of address for a man
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
in or at the place that
From this reading He had so warm a greeting from Sir Thomas Frankland that it would have been churlish on Colin’s part had he declined the invitations he received to the Castle, where, indeed, Miss Matty did not want him just at that moment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
which person or people
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Everybody knows he won the scholarship; and, indeed, neither that, nor his subsequent career at Balliol, are matters to be recorded, since the chronicle has been already made in those popular University records which give their heroes a reputation, no doubt temporary, but while it lasts of the highest possible flavour.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading She thought of him with a wonderful gratitude and tenderness sometimes, as of a man who had actually loved her with the impossible love--and sometimes with a ring of pleasant laughter, not far removed from tears.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Though she was not the least in the world in love with him, it is certain that between the intervals of her other amusements in that _genre_, the thought of Colin had often occurred to her mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Balliol Scholarship was, however, too important a reality to leave the young candidate much time to consider his position--and Colin’s history would be too long, even for the patience of his friends, if we were to enter into this part of his life in detail.