Chapter III

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From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading There are Americans in plenty, but _the American_ does not yet exist.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

third-person singular of “apply” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading [2] The word "Yankee" is a corruption of the word "English," and only applies to the people of New England.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are Americans in plenty, but _the American_ does not yet exist.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There are Americans in plenty, but _the American_ does not yet exist.

someone who is morally reprehensible

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

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From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

indicating a lack of maturity

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

plural of “contradiction” — opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “contrast” — the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

From this reading [2] The word "Yankee" is a corruption of the word "English," and only applies to the people of New England.

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

third-person singular of “differ” — be different

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There are Americans in plenty, but _the American_ does not yet exist.

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading [2] The word "Yankee" is a corruption of the word "English," and only applies to the people of New England.

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 _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

have an existence, be extant

From this reading There are Americans in plenty, but _the American_ does not yet exist.

a person who accepts the leadership of another

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

a man of refinement

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a person of German nationality

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

ten 10s

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [2] The word "Yankee" is a corruption of the word "English," and only applies to the people of New England.

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a writer for newspapers and magazines

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

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 A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

and nothing more

From this reading [2] The word "Yankee" is a corruption of the word "English," and only applies to the people of New England.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading [2] The word "Yankee" is a corruption of the word "English," and only applies to the people of New England.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a full supply

From this reading There are Americans in plenty, but _the American_ does not yet exist.

fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

(of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

characterized by profanity or cursing

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

express the need or desire for

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

only a very short time before

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

A tropical plant whose seeds are used in food, and the famous magical password 'Open Sesame'.

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

transport commercially

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

an American who lives in the South

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

a native or inhabitant of Spain

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are Americans in plenty, but _the American_ does not yet exist.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

plural of “trait” — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

precisely as stated

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

which person or people

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._

to a great degree

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading [2] The word "Yankee" is a corruption of the word "English," and only applies to the people of New England.

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading The inhabitant of the North-east States, the Yankee,[2] differs as much from the Western man and the Southerner, as the Englishman differs from the German or the Spaniard.

a late time of life

From this reading A nation, scarcely more than a hundred years old, and composed of many widely different elements, cannot, in the nature of things, possess very marked characteristic traits.

but in spite of that

From this reading There are Americans in plenty, but _the American_ does not yet exist.

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 _Characteristic Traits.--A Gentleman and a Cad.--Different Ways of Discussing the Merits of a Sermon.--Contradictions and Contrasts.--Sacred and Profane.--Players of Poker on Board Ship.--A Meek and Humble Follower of Jesus.--The Open Sesame of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.--The Childish Side of American Character.--The Three Questions Jonathan puts to every Foreigner who lands in America.--Preconceived Notions.--Request of an American Journalist.--Why the English and the French do not put Questions on their Countries to the Foreigner who visits them._