1860
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From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
AbrahamnounUS /ˈeɪbrəhæm/
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading The hour was now at hand for it to bear fruit.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
Brice
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From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
conventionsnounUS /kənˈvenʃənz/
plural of “convention” — a large formal assembly
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
forgernounUS /ˈfɔːrdʒər/
someone who operates a forge
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
Freeport
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From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
fruitnounUS /fruːt/
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The hour was now at hand for it to bear fruit.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The hour was now at hand for it to bear fruit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
heronounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
hewernounUS /ˈhjuːər/
a person who hews
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The hour was now at hand for it to bear fruit.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hour was now at hand for it to bear fruit.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
logicnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
MeanwhileadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The hour was now at hand for it to bear fruit.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
QuestionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading They were the same logic and the same eloquence which had startled Stephen.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
SIGNSnounUS /saɪnz/
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
startledadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtəld/
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the same logic and the same eloquence which had startled Stephen.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
TIMESnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
UnionnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIGNS OF THE TIMES In that spring of 1860 the time was come for the South to make her final stand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the same logic and the same eloquence which had startled Stephen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were the same logic and the same eloquence which had startled Stephen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And as the noise of gathering conventions shook the ground, Stephen Brice was not the only one who thought of the Question at Freeport.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Meanwhile, his hero, the hewer of rails and forger of homely speech, Abraham Lincoln, had made a little tour eastward the year before, and had startled Cooper Union with a new logic and a new eloquence.
