1910
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From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
(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 I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
BookernounUS /ˈbʊkər/
someone who engages a person or company for performances
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
Cracownoun
an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
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 I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
at any time
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
accept an excuse for
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
isn't
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From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
omnibusnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəs/
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
PolandnounUS /ˈpoʊlənd/
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
express in words
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
sightingnounUS /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
the act of observing
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading I have gotten an education by meeting all classes of people in the United States.
unmistakableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl/
clearly evident to the mind
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In the course of my journey across Europe I visited, in the fall of 1910, the ancient city of Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading I was a little surprised, therefore, as I was getting out of the omnibus, to hear some one say in an unmistakable American accent: “Excuse me, but isn’t this Booker T. Washington?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
at the time that
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
which person or people
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been fortunate in getting much education by coming into contact with different classes of people in Europe.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was evening when we reached our destination, and, as we had been travelling all day without sighting an American or any one who spoke English, I began to feel more at sea than I had ever felt before in my life.
