1864
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1866
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From this reading 1866.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
Anthropologie
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anthropologistsnounUS /ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒəsts/
plural of “anthropologist” — a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
Archiv
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nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
AsiaticnounUS /ˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
AssociateverbUS /əˈsoʊsiət/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
basedadjectiveUS /beɪst/
having a base
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
Caithness
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From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
CompnounUS /kɑːmp/
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
d'Anthropologie
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
Dr
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Ecker
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electsnounUS /ˌɪˈlekts/
plural of “elect” — an exclusive group of people
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
EthnologynounUS /eθˈnɑːlədʒi/
the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
Fayrer
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FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
set up or found
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
Fullerian
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From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
HuxleynounUS /ˈhʌksli/
English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
InstitutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
Keiss
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From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
lecturesnounUS /ˈlektʃərz/
plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
NeanderthaladjectiveUS /niˈændərθɔːl/
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
PrehistoricadjectiveUS /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
quantitynounUS /ˈkwɑːntəti/
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
SkullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
Societe
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From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This, and the article on the "Neanderthal Skull" in the "Natural History Review" for 1864, attracted some notice among foreign anthropologists.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was asked by Dr. Fayrer to assist in a great scheme he had proposed to the Asiatic Society (Comp.
Welcker
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From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Dr. H. Welcker writes about them; Dr. A. Ecker wants the "Prehistoric Remains" for his new "Archiv fur Anthropologie"; the Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris elects him a Foreign Associate.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading [Besides his Fullerian lectures on Ethnology at the Royal Institution this year, Huxley published in February 1866 a paper in the "Natural History Review," on the "Prehistoric Remains of Caithness," based upon a quantity of remains found the previous autumn at Keiss.
