Word of the Day: Aisle, Isle and I’ll

by Aug 20, 2019The Dictionary Project: Word of the Day0 comments

aisle
aisle / īl
noun
 
1.     the passageway between seats, shelves, counters, etc. such as in a bus, auditorium, store or warehouse
The excitement spread through the train, and men, and even women, left their seats, overflowing the aisles. 
From “The Escape of Mr. Trimm” by Irvin S. Cobb, 1876 – 1944
 
2.     a long, narrow passageway
Up and down the long grassy aisles they wandered, reading the quaint, voluminous epitaphs, carved in an age that had more leisure than our own. 
From “Anne of The Island” by Lucy Maud Montgomery, 1874 – 1942
 
3.     a lateral division in a church from the nave by a row of columns
Hard by, the aisle of the church called the d’Urberville Aisle looked on imperturbably. 
From “Tess of the d’Urbervilles – A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented” by Thomas Hardy, 1840 – 1928
 
isle
isle / īl
noun
 
1.     a small island
The narrow seas around these isles, where British admirals keep watch and ward upon the marches of the Atlantic Ocean, are subject to the turbulent sway of the West Wind. 
From “The Mirror of the Sea” by Joseph Conrad, 1857 – 1924
 
I’ll
I’ll / īl
contraction
 
1.     the contraction of the words I and will or shall
Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’llunderstand.
Chinese Proverb

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

By PDG Scott McLaughlin

District Governor 2019-2020
PDG Scott is currently serving as an Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator for Zone 29 (Region 36). Scott is a member of the Paul Harris Society and Major Donor.Scott is a Rotarian in the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club of Kearney, NE

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