Chapter IV

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

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

consider or hold as true

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

occurring with or following as a consequence

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

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

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

plural of “arbitrator” — someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

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

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

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

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

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

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

a youthful male person

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

of short duration or distance

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

plural of “dispute” — a disagreement or argument about something important

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

let fall to the ground

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

divisible by two

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

yet to be or coming

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

plural of “graduate” — a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

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From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

the act of retaining something

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

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

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

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

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

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

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

immediately past

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

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

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

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 The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

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

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

and nothing more

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

an amount of time

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

record on photographic film

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

plural of “proportion” — the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

new

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

in a regular manner

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

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

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

of or relating to schools

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

ready for service or able to give long service

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

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

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

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

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

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

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

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

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

precisely as stated

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

past form of “vote” — express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use

From this reading It is the little drop of water falling constantly that wears away the stone.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

belonging to which person

From this reading It is to be hoped that the University A.C. will undertake this, for a committee of college graduates can, beyond question, be more serviceable to the interests of amateur sport in this matter than any committee made up of individuals whose interests are closely related to scholastic athletics.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The accompanying illustration will give a better idea of the proportions of a hockey-stick, and the manner of holding it, than any description can do, better even than the photograph published in the last issue of the ROUND TABLE with a brief description of the game.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading A very little exercise performed regularly and for a long period will do much more for any boy or man than vigorous exercise performed for one or two hours a day for only a few weeks during the year.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The members of the Arbitration Committee of the New York I.S.A.A. at a recent meeting voted to ask the University Athletic Club to accept the responsibility of acting as arbitrators in any future disputes between the schools.