used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
ain't
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From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
alumnusnounUS /əˈlʌmnəs/
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
apud
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From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
Bonifacenoun
(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
Boniface-in-Timbuctoo
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From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
Bonifacii
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From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
Collegii
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From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
dearly loved
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
Eton
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From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
historicaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
how
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From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were kind of sot upon that in Thessalonica.
investigationsnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃənz/
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading They were kind of sot upon that in Thessalonica.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
offshootnounUS /ˈɔːfʃuːt/
a natural consequence of development
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
professingnounUS /prəˈfesɪŋ/
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
RhodesnounUS /roʊdz/
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
Sancti
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From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
ScholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
an educational institution
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
term of address for a man
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
sotnounUS /sɔːt/
a chronic drinker
From this reading They were kind of sot upon that in Thessalonica.
St
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From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were kind of sot upon that in Thessalonica.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
Thessalonicanoun
a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
From this reading They were kind of sot upon that in Thessalonica.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were kind of sot upon that in Thessalonica.
a special situation
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
Timbuctooenses
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From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
TutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were kind of sot upon that in Thessalonica.
vehemencenounUS /ˈviːəməns/
intensity or forcefulness of expression
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “But, Professor,” the Rhodes Scholar objected, “I was sent here across the salt water dish to join the College of St. Boniface.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were kind of sot upon that in Thessalonica.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I guess they will be disappointed, some, if I ain’t made a professing member of St. Boniface.”
WinchesternounUS /ˈwɪntʃestər/
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you will be, my dear sir—you will be!” cried the Tutor, with vehemence, “a member of St. Boniface-in-Timbuctoo: Sancti Bonifacii Collegii apud Timbuctooenses alumnus: it is precisely the same thing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have doubtless read, in the course of your historical investigations, how Eton is really an offshoot of Winchester: is Eton not a public school?
