used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
AlabamanounUS /ˌæləˈbæmə/
a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading There was a spirit of strife and contention in the atmosphere of the world.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
have
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
ceux
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clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
contentionnounUS /kənˈtenʃən/
a point asserted as part of an argument
From this reading There was a spirit of strife and contention in the atmosphere of the world.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
destructionnounUS /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
energeticadjectiveUS /ˌenərˈdʒetɪk/
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
equippedadjectiveUS /ɪˈkwɪpt/
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
genereux
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Home "Les plus genereux sont toujours ceux qui n'ont rien."
ill-fatedadjective
marked by or promising bad fortune
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
go away from a place
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Home "Les plus genereux sont toujours ceux qui n'ont rien."
n'ont
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nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
pawverbUS /pɔː/
scrape with the paws
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
plusnounUS /plʌs/
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading Home "Les plus genereux sont toujours ceux qui n'ont rien."
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
qui
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located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
rien
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past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
the state of being asleep
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
sont
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the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading There was a spirit of strife and contention in the atmosphere of the world.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading There was a spirit of strife and contention in the atmosphere of the world.
stupendousadjectiveUS /stuːˈpendəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a spirit of strife and contention in the atmosphere of the world.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The events in France, stupendous in themselves, seemed to have shaken the nerves of nations.
toujours
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TreatynounUS /ˈtriːti/
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading That great sleeping Bear of the North roused itself, and in its clumsy awakening put a heavy paw through the Treaty of Paris.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a spirit of strife and contention in the atmosphere of the world.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Americans--our brothers in thought, speech and energetic purpose--raised a great cry against us in that we had allowed the ill-fated Alabama to leave our shores equipped for destruction.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There was a spirit of strife and contention in the atmosphere of the world.
