used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
anticipationsnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
plural of “anticipation” — an expectation
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
applicationsnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “application” — the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
arcnounUS /ɑːrk/
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
dynamos
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From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
at any time
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
genii
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
girdlenounUS /ˈɡɜːrdəl/
an encircling or ringlike structure
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
grocernounUS /ˈɡroʊsər/
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
the force of workers available
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
ministersnounUS /ˈmɪnəstərz/
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
information about recent and important events
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
nimbleadjectiveUS /ˈnɪmbəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
orderingnounUS /ˈɔːrdərɪŋ/
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
win a victory over
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
literature in metrical form
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
poulterernoun
a dealer in poultry and poultry products
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
PucknounUS /pʌk/
a mischievous sprite of English folklore
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
in the near future
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
express in speech
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
surpassedverbUS /sərˈpæst/
past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
transmitternounUS /trænˈsmɪtər/
someone who transmits a message
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
the act of using
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
usesnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
precisely as stated
From this reading Absolutely pure tones are now being made by the use of dynamos and will soon be sent into homes lying miles distant from the power house, so to speak, so that very sweet music is being played by arc lights.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
at the time that
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
which person or people
From this reading We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If we were not accustomed to ordering breakfast miles away from the grocer and the poulterer, we should be overcome with amazement every time we took up the telephone transmitter.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
the act of creating written works
From this reading The anticipations of scientific men, so far as the uses of force are concerned, have been surpassed by the wonderful discoveries and applications of the past few years; but poetry and romance are not dead; on the contrary, they are more alive in the sense of awakening a wider interest than ever before in the history of writing.
a late time of life
From this reading There has been a girdle around the world for many years; but there is good reason to believe that the time will come when news will go round the globe on waves of air.
