used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
CASCADESnounUS /kæˈskeɪdz/
a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
From this reading THE CHIEF OF THE CASCADES.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
a person who is in charge
From this reading THE CHIEF OF THE CASCADES.
classicnounUS /ˈklæsɪk/
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
conditionedadjectiveUS /kənˈdɪʃənd/
established by conditioning or learning
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
endowmentsnounUS /enˈdaʊmənts/
plural of “endowment” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
Everett
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From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
a social unit living together
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
graduateverbUS /ˈɡrædʒəwət/
receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
graduationnounUS /ˌɡrædʒuːˈeɪʃən/
the successful completion of a program of study
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
how
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From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
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 He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
MannnounUS /mæn/
United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
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 He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
MarlowenounUS /ˈmɑːrloʊ/
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
modelsnounUS /ˈmɑːdəlz/
plural of “model” — a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
not any; not one
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHIEF OF THE CASCADES.
oratorynounUS /ˈɔːrətɔːri/
addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
Periclesnoun
Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
an amount of time
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
Phillips
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From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
scholarlyadjectiveUS /ˈskɑːlərli/
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He had many scholarly gifts, and as many noble qualities of soul as mental endowments.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
SumnernounUS /ˈsʌmnər/
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHIEF OF THE CASCADES.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
under normal conditions
From this reading But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
WarenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marlowe Mann was a graduate of Harvard in the classic period of the college.
(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 But the young student of this heroic training, no matter how well conditioned his family, usually turned from his graduation to some especial mission in life.
Wendell
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From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
at the time that
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was used to the oratory of Henry Ware and young Edward Everett, and had known Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips at college, when the Greek mind and models led the young student in his fine development, and made him a Pericles in his dreams.
