used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Peculiar discrimination is made in America against the Chinese.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
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 THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
antipodesnounUS /æntɪpoʊdiz/
any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
BelfastnounUS /ˈbelfæst/
capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe there are seventy-five or eighty thousand Chinamen in America.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
CantonesenounUS /ˌkæntəˈniːz/
the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
From this reading Our lower classes, "coolies" from the Cantonese districts, have flocked to America.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
CHINAMANnoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
Chinamen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe there are seventy-five or eighty thousand Chinamen in America.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading Peculiar discrimination is made in America against the Chinese.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Our lower classes, "coolies" from the Cantonese districts, have flocked to America.
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
coolies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our lower classes, "coolies" from the Cantonese districts, have flocked to America.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
discriminationnounUS /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
From this reading Peculiar discrimination is made in America against the Chinese.
districtsnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkts/
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Our lower classes, "coolies" from the Cantonese districts, have flocked to America.
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading I believe there are seventy-five or eighty thousand Chinamen in America.
flockedverbUS /flɑːkt/
past form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading Our lower classes, "coolies" from the Cantonese districts, have flocked to America.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
a man of refinement
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
grotesqueadjectiveUS /ɡroʊˈtesk/
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
IrishmannounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
and nothing more
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
legionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Our lower classes, "coolies" from the Cantonese districts, have flocked to America.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Peculiar discrimination is made in America against the Chinese.
meetsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
the force of workers available
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I believe there are seventy-five or eighty thousand Chinamen in America.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our lower classes, "coolies" from the Cantonese districts, have flocked to America.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
peasantrynounUS /ˈpezəntri/
the class of peasants
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Peculiar discrimination is made in America against the Chinese.
a human being
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
productnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkt/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
any competition
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
seventy-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈsevəntifaɪv/
being five more than seventy
From this reading I believe there are seventy-five or eighty thousand Chinamen in America.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I believe there are seventy-five or eighty thousand Chinamen in America.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our lower classes, "coolies" from the Cantonese districts, have flocked to America.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
typesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Americans "lump" all Chinese under this head, and can not conceive that in China there are cultivated men, just as there are cultivated men in Ireland, the antipodes of the grotesque Irish types seen in America.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CHINAMAN IN AMERICA The average Irishman whom one meets in America, and he is legion, is a very different person from the polished gentleman I have met in Belfast, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland; but I never heard that the American Irishman, the product of an ignorant peasantry crowded out of Ireland, had been accepted as a type of the race.
