1924
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From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
the two together, not just one
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
of short duration or distance
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
campaigningnounUS /kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ/
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
carbonnounUS /ˈkɑːrbən/
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
crusadenounUS /kruːˈseɪd/
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
cureverbUS /kjʊr/
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
recognizable; marked
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
Ellice
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From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
FijinounUS /ˈfiːdʒi/
an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
GILBERTnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
improvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvd/
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading In this plan I saw the only salvation for the island peoples.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
and nothing more
From this reading In this plan I saw the only salvation for the island peoples.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
peoplesnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading In this plan I saw the only salvation for the island peoples.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
preachedverbUS /priːtʃt/
past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
preventionnounUS /priˈvenʃən/
the act of preventing
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
salvationnounUS /sælˈveɪʃən/
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading In this plan I saw the only salvation for the island peoples.
cut with a saw
From this reading In this plan I saw the only salvation for the island peoples.
an educational institution
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
have in common
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
not in physical motion
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
SULLIVANnounUS /ˈsʌləvən/
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
surveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
terriernounUS /ˈteriər/
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
tetrachloridenoun
any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this plan I saw the only salvation for the island peoples.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through thick and thin I preached my crusade and hung to the idea like a terrier.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
precisely as stated
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what most engaged my heart and mind was the plan for an improved medical school for natives.
at the time that
From this reading In February, 1924, when I set out for a brief survey of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the idea was still foremost in my thoughts.
a late time of life
From this reading GILBERT AND SULLIVAN, 1924 My share in the application of carbon tetrachloride had been a decided step forward for me, and I had spent two very busy years in Fiji, campaigning both for cure and prevention.
