used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
abstractlyadverb
in abstract terms
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
AccumulationnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/
an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
matters of personal concern
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
allegorynounUS /ˈæləɡɔːri/
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
Altruria
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From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
Altrurian
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From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
bona
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From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
true confidential information
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
erectedverbUS /ɪˈrektəd/
past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
at any time
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
EvolutionnounUS /ˌevəˈluːʃən/
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
fide
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From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
furnishesverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪz/
third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
the act of giving
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
intelligentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtelɪdʒəntli/
in an intelligent manner
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
likenessnounUS /ˈlaɪknəs/
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
express in words
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
and nothing more
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
sovereigntynounUS /ˈsɑːvrənti/
government free from external control
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
travestynounUS /ˈtrævəsti/
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
unopposedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈpoʊzd/
not having opposition or an opponent
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You will understand me when I explain that the Accumulation had not erected itself into the sovereignty with us unopposed.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
at the time that
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, whatever they are, God forbid that the likeness which you seem to recognize should ever go so far as the desperate state of things which we finally reached.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will not trouble you with details; in fact, I have been afraid that I had already treated of our affairs too abstractly; but, since your own experience furnishes you the means of seizing my meaning, I will go on as before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I should be very sorry,” the Altrurian proceeded, “to have any one believe that I have not been giving you a _bona fide_ account of conditions in my country before the Evolution, when we first took the name of Altruria in our great, peaceful campaign against the Accumulation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As for offering you any allegory or travesty of your own conditions, I will simply say that I do not know them well enough to do so intelligently.
