used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They also make leather of a superior quality.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
(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 All nations can be supplied therefrom.
in addition
From this reading They also make leather of a superior quality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All nations can be supplied therefrom.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
durableadjectiveUS /ˈdʊrəbəl/
existing for a long time
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
usually; as a rule
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
gins
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From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
highest in quality
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
GuineanounUS /ˈɡɪni/
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading They also make leather of a superior quality.
engage in
From this reading They also make leather of a superior quality.
manufacturedadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
produced in a large-scale industrial operation
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading All nations can be supplied therefrom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
portionsnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
pressesnounUS /ˈpresəz/
plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading They also make leather of a superior quality.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
shippingnounUS /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading They also make leather of a superior quality.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading All nations can be supplied therefrom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
therefromadverb
from that circumstance or source
From this reading All nations can be supplied therefrom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They also make leather of a superior quality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “On the Gulf of Guinea the people are quite generally raising cotton and shipping it to England.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
widely-extended
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From this reading “Cotton is cultivated, in small quantities, in widely-extended portions of Africa, and manufactured into cloth which is very durable.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
but in spite of that
From this reading Hundreds of cotton presses and gins have been bought, and used by them, and Africa will yet be the greatest cotton, coffee and sugar country in the world.
