afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading The Norse play was the most ambitious drama the Travelers had yet undertaken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
attractionsnounUS /əˈtrækʃənz/
plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Nor was the audience which crowded the large hall to the doors composed entirely of students.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading Nor was the audience which crowded the large hall to the doors composed entirely of students.
ConcertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Nor was the audience which crowded the large hall to the doors composed entirely of students.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Nor was the audience which crowded the large hall to the doors composed entirely of students.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading The Norse play was the most ambitious drama the Travelers had yet undertaken.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Nor was the audience which crowded the large hall to the doors composed entirely of students.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
inexpensivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnəkˈspensɪvli/
in a cheap manner
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nor was the audience which crowded the large hall to the doors composed entirely of students.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
Matthews's
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From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
MINUETnounUS /mɪˌnjuːˈet/
a stately court dance in the 17th century
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Norse play was the most ambitious drama the Travelers had yet undertaken.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was the audience which crowded the large hall to the doors composed entirely of students.
NorsenounUS /nɔːrs/
an inhabitant of Scandinavia
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
approval to do something
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
bring forth or yield
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
re-opening
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From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
realismnounUS /ˈriːəlɪzəm/
the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Nor was the audience which crowded the large hall to the doors composed entirely of students.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
TravelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
a source of difficulty
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading The Norse play was the most ambitious drama the Travelers had yet undertaken.
the act of using
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading THE IRISH MINUET The Travelers presented “The Knight of the Northern Sun” at the Hamilton Concert Hall on the evening after that of the re-opening day of college following the Easter vacation.
WarnernounUS /ˈwɔːrnər/
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Norse play was the most ambitious drama the Travelers had yet undertaken.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Lucy Warner had asked and received President Matthews’s hearty permission to use the hall for the Norse play and afterwards for any other attractions which Page and Dean might wish to offer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had gone to great trouble and pains to costume and produce the play inexpensively, but with realism.
but in spite of that
From this reading The Norse play was the most ambitious drama the Travelers had yet undertaken.
