Chapter X

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

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

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

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

possessive form of “april” — the month following March and preceding May

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

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

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

plural of “attitude” — a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

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

From this reading This term, he decided, was to be a revelation.

plural of “college” — the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

recognizable; marked

From this reading This term, he decided, was to be a revelation.

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From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

plural of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

apart from; not including

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

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From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

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From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

usually; as a rule

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

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

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

an occurrence of something

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

immediately past

From this reading He would at last show Oxford what Oxford really should be.

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

plural of “mole” — the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

100 mongo equal 1 tugrik in Mongolia

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

above and across; more than

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

covered with water

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

by chance

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

plural of “postmaster” — the person in charge of a post office

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading He would at last show Oxford what Oxford really should be.

restored to a new condition

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading This term, he decided, was to be a revelation.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He would at last show Oxford what Oxford really should be.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading He would at last show Oxford what Oxford really should be.

important in effect or meaning

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

required or under orders

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading This term, he decided, was to be a revelation.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

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

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That of the dons, for instance (except, perhaps, Mongo), and that of the miserable exhibitioners and demies and postmasters in the less significant colleges: they, poor bats and moles, thought of Oxford as a place of learning!

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

From this reading This term, he decided, was to be a revelation.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

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

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

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

From this reading This term, he decided, was to be a revelation.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He would at last show Oxford what Oxford really should be.

at the time that

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.

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

From this reading And that was not what was generally supposed, he thought, turning over in his mind the various attitudes which existed.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He would at last show Oxford what Oxford really should be.

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

From this reading ἘΚΛΟΓΟΣ A fresh determination, a renewed conviction of his destiny, filled Gaveston to overflowing when he returned to Oxford at April’s end.