used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
dulness
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From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
electverbUS /ɪˈlekt/
select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
flurrynounUS /ˈflɜːri/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
hatchedadjectiveUS /hætʃt/
emerged from an egg
From this reading The plot hatched in Stone’s room made such a course impossible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The plot hatched in Stone’s room made such a course impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
interjecting
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From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
Laughlin
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From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
middlers
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From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
a particular point in time
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading The plot hatched in Stone’s room made such a course impossible.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
recitationnounUS /ˌresəˈteɪʃən/
written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
RogersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The plot hatched in Stone’s room made such a course impossible.
an educational institution
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
Stone'snounUS /stoʊnz/
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The plot hatched in Stone’s room made such a course impossible.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The plot hatched in Stone’s room made such a course impossible.
required or under orders
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
two-minute
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From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
vice-president
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From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
at the time that
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
Whitely-Marchmont
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From this reading Let it not be for a moment supposed that the Whitely-Marchmont combination kept their movements secret.
which person or people
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The middlers’ class meeting came a few days later, interjecting two days of excitement into the dulness of winter.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This might have been done without the least flurry of excitement in a two-minute meeting called after a recitation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Rogers, who had been made president in the fall, unexpectedly left school, the natural course would have been to advance Laughlin, who was vice-president, and elect a new man to succeed him.
