Chapter 25 of Looking Forward is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
Chapter 25 of Looking Forward is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Arbitration. It was not a complete but only a partial success. Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration. The losses of the American Civil War. Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.
Chapter 25 of Looking Forward is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading “Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.”
(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
From this reading “Arbitration.”
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading “The losses of the American Civil War.”
possessive form of “europe” — the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.”
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading “Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.”
something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
From this reading “The losses of the American Civil War.”
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading “Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.”
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading “It was not a complete but only a partial success.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.”
a war between factions in the same country
In this reading “The losses of the American Civil War.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The losses of the American Civil War.
(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
From this reading Arbitration.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading The losses of the American Civil War.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.
possessive form of “europe” — the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
From this reading The losses of the American Civil War.
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The losses of the American Civil War.
and nothing more
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Certain international questions cannot be adjusted by arbitration.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Europe's terrible war record during the nineteenth century.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The losses of the American Civil War.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The losses of the American Civil War.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a complete but only a partial success.
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