used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
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 THE BREACH BECOMES TOO WIDE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE BREACH BECOMES TOO WIDE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
brought into existence
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
BREACHverbUS /briːtʃ/
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading THE BREACH BECOMES TOO WIDE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
Breed'snounUS /briːdz/
possessive form of “breed” — a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
Brice
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From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
CharlestownnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlstaʊn/
a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
electedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektəd/
subject to popular election
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
fatefuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtfəl/
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
headlinesnounUS /ˈhedlaɪnz/
plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
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 THE BREACH BECOMES TOO WIDE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
miraculousadjectiveUS /mərˈækjələs/
being or having the character of a miracle
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
moannounUS /moʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
the local environment
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And the moan of the storm gathering in the South grew suddenly loud and louder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREACH BECOMES TOO WIDE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading THE BREACH BECOMES TOO WIDE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Stephen Brice read the news in the black headlines and laid down the newspaper, a sense of the miraculous upon him.
uttermostadjective
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
belonging to which person
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE BREACH BECOMES TOO WIDE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading At the foot of Breed's Hill in Charlestown an American had been born into the world, by the might of whose genius that fateful name was sped to the uttermost parts of the nation.
