Chapter XXII

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From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

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

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

plural of “activity” — any specific behavior

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

(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 _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

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

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

a formal organization of people or groups of people

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

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From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

past form of “award” — give, especially as an honor or reward

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

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

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

past form of “bestow” — present

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

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

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

of short duration or distance

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

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

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

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

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

travel across or pass over

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

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

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

a native or inhabitant of Europe

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

divisible by two

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

an acute insufficiency

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

a reserve of money set aside for some purpose

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

a person of German nationality

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

coins made of gold

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

plural of “government” — the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

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

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

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

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

a university degree with honors

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

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

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

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

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

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

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

and nothing more

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

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

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

having many aspects or qualities

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

not any; not one

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

something that results

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

considered individually

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

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From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

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

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

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

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading For it was the extension of her own activities, by means of the Red Cross Societies, which throughout the European continent act in concert with their respective armies and governments.

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

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

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

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

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

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

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

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

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

From this reading Besides those at which we have already glanced, prison reform, help to Bosnian fugitives, Manchester Police Court Mission for Lads, Indian Famine Fund—merely glancing down two pages of her biography, I find all these mentioned.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America._ Her activities were so multitudinous that it is difficult even to name them all in such a brief sketch as this.

people who are wounded

From this reading She was herself, of course, decorated with the Red Cross, but M. Henri Dunant’s magnificent Red Cross scheme for helping the wounded on the battlefield may be said to have been really the outcome of her own work and example.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading She was the first woman to be decorated with the Order of Merit, which was bestowed on her in 1907, and in the following year she received, as the Baroness Burdett Coutts had done, the “Freedom of the City of London,” having already been awarded, among many like honours, the French Gold Medal of Secours aux blessés Militaires, and the German Order of the Cross of Merit.