Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

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

From this reading I had arranged to read a paper to my officers in New South Wales.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

the state capital of South Australia

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

later than; following

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

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From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

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

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

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

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading I had arranged to read a paper to my officers in New South Wales.

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

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

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

plural of “australian” — a native or inhabitant of Australia

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

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

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

recognizable; marked

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

being one more than ten

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I had arranged to read a paper to my officers in New South Wales.

plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

engage or hire for work

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

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

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

a force that moves something along

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

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

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

a single distinct event

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

set up or lay the groundwork for

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

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

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

the head of a city government

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I had arranged to read a paper to my officers in New South Wales.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading My object in reading this paper was to push on the question of universal service.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading I had arranged to read a paper to my officers in New South Wales.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading My object in reading this paper was to push on the question of universal service.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

owed as a debt

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading I had arranged to read a paper to my officers in New South Wales.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

move with force

From this reading My object in reading this paper was to push on the question of universal service.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading My object in reading this paper was to push on the question of universal service.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I had arranged to read a paper to my officers in New South Wales.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading My object in reading this paper was to push on the question of universal service.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

chosen in preference to another

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

for a short time

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

carry out

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

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

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading My object in reading this paper was to push on the question of universal service.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

of worldwide scope or applicability

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

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

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Owing to the fact that our own military institute was not sufficiently large to accommodate them we had made arrangements to hire one of the big public halls, and we had decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allan Taylor, to take the chair and to send invitations to many of the chief citizens to be present.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The title I had selected for the lecturette was, "What has Australia done for the Australians, and What are Australians doing for Australia?"

at the time that

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

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

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.

a late time of life

From this reading COMMANDANT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Shortly after I took up the command in New South Wales an incident occurred which gave the first real impetus to the serious consideration and final adoption by the Government of the system of universal service as proposed by me eleven years before when Commandant in Adelaide.