used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.
ActivitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.
AnarchistnounUS /ˈænərkɪst/
an advocate of anarchism
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading It was the year of the Army of Coxey.
assassinationnounUS /əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
Carnotnoun
French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
Coxey
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From this reading It was the year of the Army of Coxey.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
CrippleverbUS /ˈkrɪpəl/
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
Emma
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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
FederationnounUS /ˌfedərˈeɪʃən/
an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
GoldmannounUS /ˈɡoʊldmən/
United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919 (1869-1940)
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.
HellishadjectiveUS /ˈhelɪʃ/
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading It was a year of growth in the American Federation of Labour.
Lehigh
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From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
MAINESnounUS /meɪnz/
plural of “maine” — a state in New England
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
PullmannounUS /ˈpʊlmən/
luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
Sadi
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From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
SocialistnounUS /ˈsoʊʃələst/
a political advocate of socialism
From this reading It was a year of Socialist growth.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading It was a year of strikes--mine strikes, railway strikes, other strikes, Lehigh and Pullman and Cripple Creek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
the act of testing something
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
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 THE MAINES It was the year of the assassination of Sadi Carnot in France, of the trial of Emma Goldman in New York, of much "Hellish Anarchist Activity."
