Chapter XVII

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From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

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

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

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

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

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

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

plural of “badge” — an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

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From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

at any time

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

every person

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

marked with or divided into degrees

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

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

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

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

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

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

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

and nothing more

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

the force of workers available

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

a form of address for a man

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

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

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

and nothing more

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

above and across; more than

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

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From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

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

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

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

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

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

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The 1914's are wearing their class flower, the English rose, and the new class just forming has an olive green bow."

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

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

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

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

be dressed in

From this reading "Only those who have graduated," explained Mrs. Emerson, "wear garnet badges like mine.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

which person or people

From this reading "Everybody who has ever read the Chautauqua Course seems to be wearing some sort of C. L. S. C. badge," said Ethel Blue at the table on Saturday evening.

belonging to which person

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

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From this reading "Wouldn't it be fun if all the 1914 class members from all over the world could be here to graduate!"

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading RECOGNITION WEEK ALTHOUGH the young people had but a small part in the proceedings of Recognition week, they took a vivid interest in all the festivities in which Mr. Emerson and Mrs. Morton took part, and they never failed to notice the rose-bedecked men and women whose numbers increased every day.