used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
aldermennounUS /ˈɔːldərmɪn/
plural of “alderman” — a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
catcallsnounUS /ˈkætkɔːlz/
plural of “catcall” — a cry expressing disapproval
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
censuring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
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 The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
ClaynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
CompromisesnounUS /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪzɪz/
plural of “compromise” — a middle way between two extremes
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
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 The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
the act of departing
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
destroyed or killed
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
hissesnounUS /ˈhɪsɪz/
plural of “hiss” — a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
indorseverb
be behind; approve of
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
mass-meeting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
metropolisnounUS /məˈtrɑːpələs/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
psychologynounUS /saɪˈkɑːlədʒi/
the science of mental life
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We read that Douglas had heard that a mass-meeting was about to indorse the resolution of the city council; he had gone to the hall to defend himself and had been greeted by hisses and catcalls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
violationnounUS /vaɪəˈleɪʃən/
a crime less serious than a felony
From this reading The common council had adopted a resolution censuring Douglas, calling the Clay Compromises a violation of the laws of God.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The newspapers day by day were full of Douglas and his difficulties in Chicago.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The aldermen of Chicago must have been affected by the religious psychology which was now sweeping the 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 We returned from Washington to New York, for much was going on in the metropolis.
