used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I thought he had been a stranger dining with some of them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Is he one of our men?" said Savile, as he scrutinised the party in question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I thought he had been a stranger dining with some of them.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading "I thought he had been a stranger dining with some of them.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
divisible by two
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
freshmennounUS /ˈfreʃmɪn/
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
gentleman-commoner
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From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is he one of our men?" said Savile, as he scrutinised the party in question.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Is he one of our men?" said Savile, as he scrutinised the party in question.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
muttonnounUS /ˈmʌtən/
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Is he one of our men?" said Savile, as he scrutinised the party in question.
privilegedadjectiveUS /ˈprɪvlədʒd/
blessed with privileges
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Is he one of our men?" said Savile, as he scrutinised the party in question.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
Savile
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
only a very short time before
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
scrutinised
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is he one of our men?" said Savile, as he scrutinised the party in question.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
in the near future
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
having a supporting base
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "I thought he had been a stranger dining with some of them.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought he had been a stranger dining with some of them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
under normal conditions
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
vacanciesnounUS /ˈveɪkənsiz/
plural of “vacancy” — being unoccupied
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had not usually in the college above three or four of that privileged class, so that any addition to their table attracted more attention than the arrival of the vulgar herd of freshmen to fill up the vacancies at our own.
which person or people
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Unless one of them had choked himself with his mutton, or taken some equally decided mode of making himself an object of public interest, scarcely any man of "old standing" would have even inquired his name.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you any idea who that fresh gentleman-commoner is?" said I to Savile, who was sitting next to me at dinner, one day soon after the beginning of term.
