used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
(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 The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
bloodedadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdɪd/
of unmixed ancestry
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
divisible by two
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
intimatelyadverbUS /ˈɪntəmətli/
in a close manner
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
come together
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
namelyadverbUS /ˈneɪmli/
as follows
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
NegronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
NegroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
not any; not one
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
many times at short intervals
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
and nothing more
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
permitsnounUS /pərˈmɪts/
plural of “permit” — a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
any competition
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
Identical; not different.
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The race to which I belong permits me to meet and know people of all colours and conditions.
a Caucasian
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
which person or people
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It has been my good fortune to have had a wide acquaintance with black as well as brown and even white Negroes.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There is no race or people who have within themselves the choice of so large a variety of colours and conditions as is true of the American Negro.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading No single question is more often asked me than this: “Has the pure blooded black man the same ability or the same worth as those of mixed blood?”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The Japanese, as a rule, can know intimately human nature in only one hue, namely, yellow.
