Chapter XXI

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

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

called to public attention

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

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

From this reading WORK AND WAGES.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

eagerly desirous

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

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

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

having or expressing desire for something

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

communicated in words

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

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From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

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

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

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

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

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

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

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From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

in the recent past

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

deliver a lecture or talk

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

a public lecturer at certain universities

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

come together

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

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From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

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From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

express in words

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

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

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

not in physical motion

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

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

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

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

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading WORK AND WAGES.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The lecture Mr. Jeffrey was to deliver was well advertised, and excited a great deal of interest in Minton.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The name and character of the lecturer were so well known that people were anxious to hear him, on the score of his personality, apart from the special interest of his lecture.

United States novelist (1862-1937)

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

at the time that

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And a still greater interest was excited when it was announced in the _Minerva_ that Mr. Jeffrey, in the course of his lecture, would discuss and meet some opinions which Mr. Wharton had lately expressed in that paper, in opposition to positions Roland Graeme had advanced in _The Brotherhood_.

which person or people

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading WORK AND WAGES.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading That, however, was interesting in different ways to many, and those who took the side of Capital, as well as those who took the side of Labor, were, from their different points of view, equally desirous of hearing what a man regarded as an authority on the subject would say about it.