used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
how long something has existed
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time of the great invasion the music-halls dominated England.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
celebritynounUS /səˈlebrɪti/
a widely known person
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
a period of 100 years
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
dominatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːməneɪtəd/
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
From this reading At the time of the great invasion the music-halls dominated England.
easiestadjectiveUS /ˈiːziəst/
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading At the time of the great invasion the music-halls dominated England.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the time of the great invasion the music-halls dominated England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
HallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
HistoriansnounUS /hɪˈstɔːriənz/
plural of “historian” — a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
of great significance or value
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
invasionnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading At the time of the great invasion the music-halls dominated England.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
come together
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
Music-Hall
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From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
music-halls
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From this reading At the time of the great invasion the music-halls dominated England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
sight-seeing
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From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
suburbnounUS /ˈsʌbərb/
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the time of the great invasion the music-halls dominated England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Every town and every suburb had its Hall, most of them more than one.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The public appetite for sight-seeing had to be satisfied somehow, and the music-hall provided the easiest way of doing it.
at the time that
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Halls formed a common place on which the celebrity and the ordinary man could meet.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
a late time of life
From this reading AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT Historians, when they come to deal with the opening years of the twentieth century, will probably call this the Music-Hall Age.
