used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
can't
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From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
classicsnounUS /ˈklæsɪks/
study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Send him to a high-class English school and then to Oxford.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
a man of refinement
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
gentlemanlyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəlmənli/
befitting a man of good breeding
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
high-classadjective
pretentiously elegant
From this reading Send him to a high-class English school and then to Oxford.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
ten 10s
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
engage in
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
ninety-nineadjective
being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
and nothing more
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Send him to a high-class English school and then to Oxford.
pedigreenounUS /ˈpedəɡri/
the descendants of one individual
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
an educational institution
From this reading Send him to a high-class English school and then to Oxford.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send him to a high-class English school and then to Oxford.
a male human offspring
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Send him to a high-class English school and then to Oxford.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Send him to a high-class English school and then to Oxford.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
which person or people
From this reading But you may give him a gentlemanly education, and make him as good a gentleman as ninety-nine out of every hundred who assume the name.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading There he will get up the classics, the only branch worthy of a gentleman.'
a late time of life
From this reading You can't put blue blood into his veins and give him a pedigree a thousand years long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Madam, you can't make your son a gentleman.
