used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading It cannot come from abroad.
(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 As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
react verbally
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
cannot
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From this reading It cannot come from abroad.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It cannot come from abroad.
destructionnounUS /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
divisible by two
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
at any time
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
finishernounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃər/
(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
freemennounUS /ˈfriːmen/
plural of “freeman” — a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It cannot come from abroad.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
omennounUS /ˈoʊmən/
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
the season of growth
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
suicidenounUS /ˈsuːəsaɪd/
the act of killing yourself
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I answer, If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us.
waryadjectiveUS /ˈweri/
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen amongst us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
