Chapter XVI

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

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

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

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

inflected form of “beget” — make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading How postured did the time of reckoning find us?

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading How postured did the time of reckoning find us?

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading HORACE, tr.

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From this reading How postured did the time of reckoning find us?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

incapable of being avoided or prevented

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

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

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

and nothing more

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

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From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

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From this reading How postured did the time of reckoning find us?

any competition

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

From this reading How postured did the time of reckoning find us?

plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

a thing, without saying which

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

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From this reading STAPLETON.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

express a supposition

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

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

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading How postured did the time of reckoning find us?

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

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

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From this reading HORACE, tr.

not yet brought into existence

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.

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

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

which person or people

From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

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From this reading I suppose it is inevitable that those of us who have lived through a great world-crisis, such as the late war, should ask themselves or should be asked by others what it was like just before the crisis happened?

but in spite of that

From this reading ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT WAR Our fathers, a degenerate race, Begot us scoundrels, to give place To something meaner yet unborn.