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Chapter VII · The Servitor

Chapter VII of Rowlandson's Oxford, “The Servitor,” is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.
In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.
Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.
Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.
There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.
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Rowlandson's Oxford

Chapter VII · The Servitor

Chapter VII of Rowlandson's Oxford, “The Servitor,” is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.
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In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, andtoshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.
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Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.
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Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.
/ˈdʒɔːrdʒən ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒəwəts maɪt ˈɔːlsoʊ biː splɪt ʌp ˈɪntuː ˈperəlel dɪˈvɪʒənz/
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There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

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commoners noun US /ˈkɑːmənərz/

plural of “commoner” — a person who holds no title

From this reading “In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.”

constitutes verb US /ˈkɑːnstətuːts/

third-person singular of “constitute” — form or compose

From this reading “Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.”

genus noun US /ˈdʒiːnəs/

a general kind of something

From this reading “In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.”

Georgian noun US /ˈdʒɔːrdʒən/

a native or resident of the American state of Georgia

From this reading “Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.”

Ruskin noun US /ˈrʌskɪn/

British art critic (1819-1900)

From this reading “The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.”

subdivision noun US /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/

an area composed of subdivided lots

From this reading “Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.”

Undergraduate noun US /ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒəwət/

a university student who has not yet received a first degree

From this reading “In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.”

Undergraduates noun US /ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒəwəts/

plural of “undergraduate” — a university student who has not yet received a first degree

From this reading “In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

twentieth century noun + noun

the century from 1901 to 2000

In this reading “There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.”

nineteen hundred noun + noun

In this reading “In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.”

some sort adjective + noun

In this reading “There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.”

split up verb + adjective

an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

In this reading “Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

CollegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

commonersnounUS /ˈkɑːmənərz/

plural of “commoner” — a person who holds no title

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

constitutesverbUS /ˈkɑːnstətuːts/

third-person singular of “constitute” — form or compose

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

copyingnounUS /ˈkɑːpiɪŋ/

an act of copying

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

DescriptionnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

divisionsnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒənz/

plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

errandsnounUS /ˈerəndz/

plural of “errand” — a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

exercisesnounUS /ˈeksərsaɪzəz/

plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

FamousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

fourthnounUS /fɔːrθ/

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

genusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnəs/

a general kind of something

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

GeorgiannounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒən/

a native or resident of the American state of Georgia

From this reading Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.

germnounUS /dʒɜːrm/

anything that provides inspiration for later work

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

linesnounUS /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/

most important element

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

membersnounUS /ˈmembərz/

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.

nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

non-collegiate

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/

something having the property of being analogous to something else

From this reading Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

RunningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

RuskinnounUS /ˈrʌskɪn/

British art critic (1819-1900)

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

scholarsnounUS /ˈskɑːlərz/

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

servitors

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

splitverbUS /splɪt/

separate into parts or portions

From this reading Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.

subdivisionnounUS /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/

an area composed of subdivided lots

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

toshers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

UndergraduatenounUS /ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒəwət/

a university student who has not yet received a first degree

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

UndergraduatesnounUS /ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒəwəts/

plural of “undergraduate” — a university student who has not yet received a first degree

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Georgian Undergraduates might also be split up into parallel divisions.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/

English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

Whitefield

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The germ of Ruskin Hall--Description of himself--George Whitefield--College exercises--Running errands and copying lines--Samuel Wesley--Famous servitors.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading There were also servitors, who were, in some sort, the ancient form of the working-men Undergraduates of the twentieth century.

working-men

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Under a fourth heading, which constitutes a small subdivision all by itself, I may place the working-men Undergraduates--the members of Ruskin Hall.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading In the year of grace nineteen hundred and eleven there are three main divisions of the genus Undergraduate:--scholars, commoners, and “toshers,” the last sometimes known as non-collegiate Undergraduates.

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