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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
(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 They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
subject to appointment
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
cordnounUS /kɔːrd/
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
put on clothes
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
Dsc
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
etc
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
gentlefolknoun
people of good family and breeding and high social status
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
Jenkins
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
kind-looking
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
punctuallyadverb
at the expected or proper time
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
railedverbUS /reɪld/
past form of “rail” — complain bitterly
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
ResearchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
cut with a saw
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
ScientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
semi-evening
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
term of address for a man
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
Smith-Brown
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
ticketnounUS /ˈtɪkət/
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
precisely as stated
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
(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 small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
at the time that
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
