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From this reading _Chicago, February 17._ Oh! a lecturing tour in America!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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 _Chicago, February 17._ Oh! a lecturing tour in America!
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
for the reason that
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
BismarcknounUS /ˈbɪzmɑːrk/
German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
CHICAGOnounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
carefully weighed
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
DEAFadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
the act of departing
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading _Chicago, February 17._ Oh! a lecturing tour in America!
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
the act of departing
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Chicago, February 17._ Oh! a lecturing tour in America!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
and nothing more
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
the sound of laughing
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
the act of departing
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
lecturingnounUS /ˈlektʃərɪŋ/
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
From this reading _Chicago, February 17._ Oh! a lecturing tour in America!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
MinneapolisnounUS /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/
largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
NEIGHBORHOODnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
information about recent and important events
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
not any; not one
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Chicago, February 17._ Oh! a lecturing tour in America!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
a full supply
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
rumornounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
cut with a saw
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
in the near future
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
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From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading _Chicago, February 17._ Oh! a lecturing tour in America!
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
precisely as stated
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading CHICAGO (FIRST VISIT)--THE "NEIGHBORHOOD" OF CHICAGO--THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO--PUBLIC SERVANTS--A VERY DEAF MAN.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I am here on my way to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
which person or people
From this reading It was not news to me that there are plenty of people in America who laugh at the European author's trick of going to the American platform as soon as he has made a little name for himself in his own country.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Just before leaving New York, I saw in a comic paper that Bismarck must really now be considered as a great man, because, since his departure from office, there had been no rumor of his having applied to Major Pond to get up a lecturing tour for him in the United States.
