used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
abnormallyadverbUS /æbˈnɔːrməli/
in an abnormal manner
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading He admitted he had done a good deal for himself.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
audiblyadverbUS /ˈɑːdəbli/
in an audible manner
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
baseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
Betty
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From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
cheersnounUS /tʃɪrz/
plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
couldn't
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From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He admitted he had done a good deal for himself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
didn't
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From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
diplomanounUS /dɪˈploʊmɑː/
a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The man that had done most for Princeton!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He admitted he had done a good deal for himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man that had done most for Princeton!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He admitted he had done a good deal for himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
identifiedadjectiveUS /aɪˈdentəfaɪd/
having the identity known or established
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man that had done most for Princeton!
MARKET-PLACE
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From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The man that had done most for Princeton!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
and nothing more
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
parasolnoun
a handheld collapsible source of shade
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
PrincetonnounUS /ˈprɪnstən/
a university town in central New Jersey
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
seniorsnounUS /ˈsiːnjərz/
plural of “senior” — an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
Squibs
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From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man that had done most for Princeton!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, Squibs was right and he was abnormally selfish; only it was too bad Betty couldn't have thought so.
at the time that
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
which person or people
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MARKET-PLACE I George left Princeton with a sense of flight.
YalenounUS /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
From this reading The reception of a diploma didn't interest him, nor did the cheers he received class day or on the afternoon of the Yale baseball game when, beneath a Japanese parasol, he led the seniors in front of admiring thousands who audibly identified him for each other.
