used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
(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 In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
anti-British
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From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
any thing at all
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
attractverbUS /əˈtrækt/
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
capitalisticadjectiveUS /ˌkæpɪtəˈlɪstɪk/
favoring or practicing capitalism
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
CarnegienounUS /ˈkɑːrnəɡi/
United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
discouragementnounUS /dɪˈskɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
being one more than seven
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
escortedverbUS /eˈskɔːrtɪd/
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
at any time
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
faintestadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntəst/
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
industrialadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌstriəl/
of or relating to or resulting from industry
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
InstituteverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːt/
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
LeninnounUS /ˈlenən/
Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
parti-pris
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
PittsburghnounUS /ˈpɪtsbərɡ/
a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
reportersnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
resolutelyadverbUS /ˈresəluːtli/
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
Robinson'snounUS /ˈrɑːbənsənz/
possessive form of “robinson” — English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
a male human offspring
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The press resolutely seemed to have a parti-pris against me.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
Trotzky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
unresponsiveadjectiveUS /ˌʌnriˈspɑːnsɪv/
not responding to some influence or stimulus
From this reading The charming Professor of History, James, of Pittsburgh University, introduced me to a half empty, cold and unresponsive hall!
vituperativeadjectiveUS /ˌvaɪˈtuːpərətɪv/
marked by harshly abusive criticism
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
wearinessnounUS /ˈwɪrinəs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Either it was an anti-British feeling, or more likely, that industrial capitalistic Pittsburgh had not the faintest desire to hear anything whatever about Lenin or Trotzky that was not vituperative.
which person or people
From this reading In spite of all my efforts to be agreeable and interesting to the reporters who came to interview me, nothing of sufficient importance ever appeared to attract the faintest notice of my existence or my lecture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading With great weariness, and great discouragement and some fear of my audience, in fact in totally the wrong frame of mind I was driven in the Robinson’s car, and escorted by the father and son to the Carnegie Institute at eight o’clock.
