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From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
speak to
From this reading THE ADDRESS.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Consternation and triumph were perhaps equally predominant, and equally strong.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/
confidently declared to be so
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
bigotrynounUS /ˈbɪɡətri/
the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
ConsternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Consternation and triumph were perhaps equally predominant, and equally strong.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
disestablishmentnounUS /dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
diversitynounUS /dɪˈvɜːrsɪti/
noticeable heterogeneity
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
emanating from God
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Consternation and triumph were perhaps equally predominant, and equally strong.
faminesnounUS /ˈfæmənz/
plural of “famine” — an acute insufficiency
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
hubbubnounUS /ˈhʌbəb/
loud confused noise from many sources
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
incubusnoun
a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
labouringadjective
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
come together
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
by chance
From this reading Consternation and triumph were perhaps equally predominant, and equally strong.
predominantadjectiveUS /prɪˈdɑːmənənt/
most frequent or common
From this reading Consternation and triumph were perhaps equally predominant, and equally strong.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
priestcraftnoun
a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
not used up
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Consternation and triumph were perhaps equally predominant, and equally strong.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
superstitionnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃən/
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
carry out
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADDRESS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The proposed disestablishment of the State Church of England was, of course, the subject of this diversity of opinion.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Consternation and triumph were perhaps equally predominant, and equally strong.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Consternation and triumph were perhaps equally predominant, and equally strong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
which person or people
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Before the 11th of November, the day on which Parliament was to meet, the whole country was in a hubbub.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There were those who declared that now at length was Great Britain to be ruined in actual present truth; and those who asserted that, of a sudden, after a fashion so wholly unexpected as to be divine,--as great fires, great famines, and great wars are called divine,--a mighty hand had been stretched out to take away the remaining incubus of superstition, priestcraft, and bigotry under which England had hitherto been labouring.
