used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
administrationnounUS /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The capital of Kachgaria is now as much Russian as Chinese.
AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading The capital of Kachgaria is now as much Russian as Chinese.
CelestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Kachgar
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From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
Kachgaria
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From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
metamorphosed
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From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The capital of Kachgaria is now as much Russian as Chinese.
MuscovitenounUS /ˈmʌskəvaɪt/
a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The capital of Kachgaria is now as much Russian as Chinese.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
and nothing more
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
OrientaladjectiveUS /ˌɔːriˈentəl/
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Pamir
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From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
piercingadjectiveUS /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
RussiansnounUS /ˈrʌʃənz/
plural of “russian” — a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
a special situation
From this reading Well, that is a thing half done!
TibetnounUS /təˈbet/
an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
Turkestannoun
a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
(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 Well, that is a thing half done!
at the time that
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kachgaria is Oriental Turkestan which is gradually being metamorphosed into Russian Turkestan.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The piercing of the Pamir has joined the Russian railway with the Chinese line which runs from one frontier of the Celestial Empire to the other.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The writers in the _New Review_ have said: "Central Asia will only be a great country when the Muscovite administration have laid hands on Tibet, or when the Russians lord it at Kachgar."
