18
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From this reading _b._ Rouen, Normandy 18 Feb.
1828
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From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
1855
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From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
1863
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1867
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From this reading 1867.
67
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From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _b._ Rouen, Normandy 18 Feb.
BALDWINnounUS /ˈbɔːldwən/
United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading DUPPA, BALDWIN FRANCIS (_eld. son of Baldwin Francis Duppa, barrister_).
barristernounUS /ˈbærɪstər/
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
From this reading DUPPA, BALDWIN FRANCIS (_eld. son of Baldwin Francis Duppa, barrister_).
BernenounUS /bɜːrn/
the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
CamnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
chemistrynounUS /ˈkeməstri/
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
coll
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From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
DUPPA
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From this reading DUPPA, BALDWIN FRANCIS (_eld. son of Baldwin Francis Duppa, barrister_).
ednounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
eldnoun
a late time of life
From this reading DUPPA, BALDWIN FRANCIS (_eld. son of Baldwin Francis Duppa, barrister_).
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
Eton
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From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
FebnounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading _b._ Rouen, Normandy 18 Feb.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
FRANCIS
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From this reading DUPPA, BALDWIN FRANCIS (_eld. son of Baldwin Francis Duppa, barrister_).
Frankland
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From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
Hofwyl
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From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
Hollingbourne
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From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
Maidstone
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From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
NormandynounUS /ˈnɔːrməndi/
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
From this reading _b._ Rouen, Normandy 18 Feb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DUPPA, BALDWIN FRANCIS (_eld. son of Baldwin Francis Duppa, barrister_).
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
Rouen
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From this reading _b._ Rouen, Normandy 18 Feb.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
a male human offspring
From this reading DUPPA, BALDWIN FRANCIS (_eld. son of Baldwin Francis Duppa, barrister_).
Trin
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From this reading 1828; ed. at Hofwyl near Berne, Eton and Trin. coll.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Cam.; entered royal college of chemistry 1855; fitted up a laboratory in his country seat at Hollingbourne near Maidstone; worked with Edward Frankland at Royal institution, London 1863–67; F.R.S.
