Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

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From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

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From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

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

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

a university in England

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

the organ of sight

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

not seriously

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

in an intimately familiar manner

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

a first-year undergraduate

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

a university in Massachusetts

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

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

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

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

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

plural of “intimate” — someone to whom private matters are confided

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

and nothing more

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

the literary culture

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

a form of address for a man

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

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From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

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From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

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From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

a young pig

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

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From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

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

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

a male human offspring

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

having a supporting base

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont has just become a member, in good and regular standing, of the Freshman class._ 1 II.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

the words of something written

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

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

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

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

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Mr. Pierrepont's expense account has just passed under his father's eye, and has furnished him with a text for some plain particularities._ 15 III.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Letters from A Self-Made Merchant To His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Boston: Small, Maynard & Company: 1903 _Plates by_ _Riggs Printing & Publishing Co._ _Albany, U.S.A._ _Presswork by_ _The University Press,_ _Cambridge, U.S.A._ I. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.