used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
how long something has existed
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
in the past
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
(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 It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
Apologianoun
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
an opposing military force
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
INFALLIBILITYnounUS /ˌɪnfælɪˈbɪlɪti/
the quality of never making an error
From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
intriguesnounUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡz/
plural of “intrigue” — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
itchingnounUS /ˈɪtʃɪŋ/
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
From this reading It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
liberaladjectiveUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəl/
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
mustyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌsti/
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
NewmannounUS /ˈnuːmən/
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
Newman'snounUS /ˈnuːmənz/
possessive form of “newman” — United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
persuasiveadjectiveUS /pərˈsweɪsɪv/
intended or having the power to induce action or belief
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
PronounUS /proʊ/
an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
Sua
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From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
subjectiveadjectiveUS /səbˈdʒektɪv/
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
to-day
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From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
USESnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading THE USES OF INFALLIBILITY Few people read Newman to-day.
Vita
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From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Newman’s persuasive voice sounds thin and remote, and his ideas smell of a musty age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The old anxious issues have been drowned in a flood of social problems, and that world of liberal progress which to him was the enemy at the gates has long ago broken in and carried everything before it.
produce a literary work
From this reading It is so much what all of us are itching to write.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet that title of his, _Apologia Pro Vita Sua_, always intrigues one with its modern and subjective sound.
