used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
in addition
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
brotherhoodnounUS /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
debateverbUS /dəˈbeɪt/
argue with one another
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
debatingverbUS /dəˈbeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “debate” — argue with one another
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading To a peculiar degree, the Ford Hall Town Meeting does enable debate to get worth while things done.
democracynounUS /dɪˈmɑːkrəsi/
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To a peculiar degree, the Ford Hall Town Meeting does enable debate to get worth while things done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading To a peculiar degree, the Ford Hall Town Meeting does enable debate to get worth while things done.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
FORDnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
graduateverbUS /ˈɡrædʒəwət/
receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading To a peculiar degree, the Ford Hall Town Meeting does enable debate to get worth while things done.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
To recall to mind.
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
an educational institution
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE FORD HALL TOWN MEETING The Ford Hall Town Meeting is a school of democracy at work; it is a school of applied brotherhood.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading You will remember that throughout this book I have insisted that the real purpose of debate is to get worth while things done.
the act of creating written works
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
a late time of life
From this reading I want to show you also that after you have carried on a debating club for a few years, the Town Meeting is a good graduate school for the further development of the art of debate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That statement may sound like an attempt at fine writing but I want to show you that applied to the Town Meeting it is justified.
