entry
/ˈɛntɹi/ noun B1- The act of entering. · The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.
- Permission to enter. · Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.· Strictly no entry for under-18s
- A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
- The act of taking possession.
- The start of an insurance contract.
- A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
- A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms.
- A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships.
Plural entries
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Certainly a call to the visitors’ room had scarcely astonished Andrea less than themselves, for the wily youth, instead of making use of his privilege of waiting to be claimed on his entry into La Force, had maintained a rigid silence.
“Who and what are you?” demanded Villefort, turning over a pile of papers, containing information relative to the prisoner, that a police agent had given to him on his entry, and that, already, in an hour’s time, had swelled to voluminous proportions, thanks to the corrupt espionage of which “the accused” is always made the victim.
“But address yourself to the keeper of the seals; he has the right of entry at the Tuileries, and can procure you audience at any hour of the day or night.”
He looked from one to the other of us, and under our gaze of inquiry he became conscious that some apology was needed for this unceremonious entry.
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