used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And how the better-off among them pity their weaker brethren!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their souls still turn to the Orient, as the needle turns to the pole.
aspirationnounUS /ˌæspərˈeɪʃən/
a will to succeed
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better-off
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
breastsnounUS /brests/
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
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brethrennounUS /ˈbreðrən/
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
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To consume or be consumed by fire.
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
for the most part
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
ColonizationnounUS /ˌkɑːlənɪˈzeɪʃən/
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Tuesday._--I have just come from a meeting of the Palestine Colonization Society.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
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attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
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cupiditynounUS /kjuːˈpɪdɪti/
extreme greed for material wealth
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a feeling of excitement
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
freeradjectiveUS /ˈfriːər/
comparative of “free” — not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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a sacred place of pilgrimage
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how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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idealsnounUS /aɪˈdiːlz/
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heavens, what ideals burn in these breasts supposed to throb only with cupidity and cunning!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
JewishadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
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and nothing more
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the land on which real estate is located
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a formally arranged gathering
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needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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and nothing more
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OrientverbUS /ˈɔːrient/
be oriented
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PalestinenounUS /ˈpæləstaɪn/
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
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a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
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have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Their souls still turn to the Orient, as the needle turns to the pole.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading _Tuesday._--I have just come from a meeting of the Palestine Colonization Society.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Their souls still turn to the Orient, as the needle turns to the pole.
not in physical motion
From this reading Their souls still turn to the Orient, as the needle turns to the pole.
required or under orders
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Tuesday._--I have just come from a meeting of the Palestine Colonization Society.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And how the better-off among them pity their weaker brethren!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With what enthusiasm they plot and plan to get them beyond the frontier into freer countries, but chiefly into the centre of all Jewish aspiration, the Holy Land!
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heavens, what ideals burn in these breasts supposed to throb only with cupidity and cunning!
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
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change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Their souls still turn to the Orient, as the needle turns to the pole.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Their souls still turn to the Orient, as the needle turns to the pole.
weakeradjectiveUS /ˈwiːkər/
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading And how the better-off among them pity their weaker brethren!
used to ask for information about something
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in the company of; together with
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