used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
abilitiesnounUS /əˈbɪlətiːz/
plural of “ability” — the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
AmericanizationnounUS /əˌmerəkənəˈzeɪʃən/
assimilation into American culture
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
areanounUS /ˈeriə/
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading She has the same limitless area; her people the same potentialities.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
fifty-year
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From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
foreign-bornadjective
of persons born in another area or country than that lived in
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
foreignernounUS /ˈfɔːrənər/
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
set up or found
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has the same limitless area; her people the same potentialities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
limitlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətləs/
without limits in extent or size or quantity
From this reading She has the same limitless area; her people the same potentialities.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
used to form the superlative
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
not any; not one
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She has the same limitless area; her people the same potentialities.
an amount of time
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
potentialities
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From this reading She has the same limitless area; her people the same potentialities.
pricelessadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪsləs/
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She has the same limitless area; her people the same potentialities.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
shortcomingsnounUS /ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋz/
plural of “shortcoming” — a failing or deficiency
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But, as things are to-day, the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
to-day
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From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
transitionnounUS /trænˈzɪʃən/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA Whatever shortcomings I may have found during my fifty-year period of Americanization; however America may have failed to help my transition from a foreigner into an American, I owe to her the most priceless gift that any nation can offer, and that is opportunity.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Russia may, in the future, as I like to believe she will, prove a second United States of America in this respect.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does to the foreign-born.
