used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading That beautiful, brilliant stone, the diamond, is made of carbon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/
get temporarily
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading That beautiful, brilliant stone, the diamond, is made of carbon.
carbonnounUS /ˈkɑːrbən/
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
From this reading That beautiful, brilliant stone, the diamond, is made of carbon.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
declarationnounUS /ˌdeklərˈeɪʃən/
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
demonnounUS /ˈdiːmən/
an evil supernatural being
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
diamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading That beautiful, brilliant stone, the diamond, is made of carbon.
DIAMONDSnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
house-coal
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From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
immediately past
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That beautiful, brilliant stone, the diamond, is made of carbon.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
movesnounUS /muːvz/
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading Coal moves the world.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
and nothing more
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
railroadsnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊdz/
plural of “railroad” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
express in speech
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
steamboatsnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊts/
plural of “steamboat” — a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading That beautiful, brilliant stone, the diamond, is made of carbon.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
transparentadjectiveUS /trænˈsperənt/
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
at the time that
From this reading THE SLAVE OF THE BLACK DIAMONDS There is nothing startling or new in the declaration that when we speak of "black diamonds" we mean _coal_.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The spirit of progress comes from it; railroads, steamboats borrow from it their wonderful strength.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Coal moves the world.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So is your house-coal--the only difference being, the one is transparent, the other black; and the first is the demon, the last the angel.
