used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
(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 The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
CalendarnounUS /ˈkæləndər/
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilsons's New Calendar.
convulsionnounUS /kənˈvʌlʃən/
a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
diamond-crater
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From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
EquatornounUS /ɪˈkweɪtər/
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
fluidnounUS /ˈfluːəd/
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
isn't
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From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
LatitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
and nothing more
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilsons's New Calendar.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
ParallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
prejudicenounUS /ˈpredʒədɪs/
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
Pudd'nhead
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilsons's New Calendar.
RhodesnounUS /roʊdz/
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next to Mr. Rhodes, to me the most interesting convulsion of nature in South Africa was the diamond-crater.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
Wilson'snounUS /ˈwɪlsənz/
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
Wilsons's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilsons's New Calendar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There isn't a Parallel of Latitude but thinks it would have been the Equator if it had had its rights.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
