used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
AssistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
BEERSnounUS /bɪrz/
plural of “beer” — a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.
biographiesnounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfiz/
plural of “biography” — an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
catalogueverbUS /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
CiviladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
CommissionernounUS /kəˈmɪʃənər/
a government administrator
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
CONNECTICUTnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
ConventionnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/
a large formal assembly
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
delegateverbUS /ˈdeləɡeɪt/
transfer power to someone
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
EditionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
fadeverbUS /feɪd/
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
featnounUS /fiːt/
a notable achievement
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
destroyed or killed
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
the head of a state government
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
HAVENnounUS /ˈheɪvən/
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
and nothing more
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
legislaturenounUS /ˈledʒəsleɪtʃər/
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
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 Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
MDCCCCXX
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
memoirsnounUS /ˈmemwɑːrz/
plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
NavynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
not any; not one
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
observersnounUS /əbˈzɜːrvərz/
plural of “observer” — a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
recordernounUS /rɪˈkɔːrdər/
equipment for making records
From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
RepublicannounUS /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
RidersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
ROMANTICISMnounUS /roʊˈmæntəsɪzəm/
impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
RooseveltnounUS /ˈroʊzəvelt/
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
Roosevelt'snounUS /ˈroʊzəvelts/
possessive form of “roosevelt” — 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
stampedverbUS /stæmpt/
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
STUDIESnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
twenty-sixadjective
being six more than twenty
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
literature in metrical form
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
Vice-President
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
at the time that
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
WhitmannounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
YalenounUS /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
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 He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.