used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
anew
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Jud being Doctor Lane?” asked Dick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Jud being Doctor Lane?” asked Dick.
BLASHINGTON
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From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Jud being Doctor Lane?” asked Dick.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Jud being Doctor Lane?” asked Dick.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
forgetsverbUS /fərˈɡets/
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
instructorsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktərz/
plural of “instructor” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
Jud
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From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
Jud's
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From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
and nothing more
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Jud being Doctor Lane?” asked Dick.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
on the contrary
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Right!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading You just shake hands with Jud and a bunch of the faculty and Mrs. Jud and stand around until you get tired and go home again.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
you'd
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From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
you'll
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From this reading BLASHINGTON “Of course,” said Stanley, “you can go to ‘Jud’s’ reception if you’d rather, but you’ll have a poor time.
you're
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From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The idea is that you’re to become acquainted with the other fellows and the instructors, but the old boys fight shy of it and the new boys just stand and look at each other, and the faculty always forgets your name the next morning.”
