Chapter XXI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

(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 enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

any thing at all

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

speaking of yourself in superlatives

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

past form of “devour” — destroy completely

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

have an existence, be extant

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

highest in quality

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

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From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

not divisible by two

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

a publication that appears at fixed intervals

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

any competition

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

before a time limit expires

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

precisely as stated

From this reading There are two very distinct types or classes, among the American negroes.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading From the time Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance" had run as a serial article in a leading periodical, to Ida M. Tarbell's "The History of the Standard Oil Company," I fairly devoured special articles on subjects of timely interest.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

in or at the place that

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading And this brings to my mind certain conditions which exist concerning the ten odd millions of the black race in America; and more, this, in itself had a tendency to open wider the gap between a certain class of the race and myself.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I enjoyed reading anything that would give me a more complete knowledge of what made up this great country in which we live and which all Americans are given to boasting of as the "greatest country in the world."

a late time of life

From this reading WHERE THE NEGRO FAILS Long before I came west and during the years I had spent on the homestead, my closest companion was the magazines.