92
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From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
96
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From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
Alma
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From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
BANNISTERnounUS /ˈbænəstər/
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
campusnounUS /ˈkæmpəs/
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Father and son stood, gazing down at the campus.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
opinion or judgment
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father and son stood, gazing down at the campus.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
a long fixed look
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Father and son stood, gazing down at the campus.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
Haviland
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From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
HICKSnounUS /hɪks/
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
MaternounUS /ˈmɑːtər/
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
and nothing more
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
PittsburghnounUS /ˈpɪtsbərɡ/
a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
SenioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
a male human offspring
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
in the near future
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
SrnounUS /ˈsiːnjər/
a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
sunny-souled
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From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BANNISTER GIVES HICKS A SURPRISE PARTY "We have come to the close of our college days.
we've
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From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On our Alma Mater now we gaze, And our eyes are filled with tears; For we've come to the close of our college days, And the end of our campus years!"
YalenounUS /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
From this reading Mr. Thomas Haviland Hicks, Sr., Bannister, '92; Yale, '96, and Pittsburgh millionaire "Steel King," stood at the window of Thomas Haviland Hicks, Jr.'s, room, his arm across the shoulders of that sunny-souled Senior, his only son and heir.
a late time of life
From this reading Golden campus years soon must end; From Bannister we shall go our ways-- And friend shall part from friend!
