Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

later than; following

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

(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 THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

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 THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

possessive form of “america” — 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 "America's success is the world's success," people keep saying.

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

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what of it?

suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

properly deserved

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

not up to expectations

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

superlative of “fresh” — recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

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

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

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

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

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

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

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

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "America's success is the world's success," people keep saying.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the activity of leading

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

possessive form of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "America's success is the world's success," people keep saying.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

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From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

on the contrary

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "America's success is the world's success," people keep saying.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

a practical method or art applied to some particular task

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

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

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

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

From this reading This has a prettified and pleasant sound--in speaking of a great, or rather of a big, nation.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

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

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

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From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what of it?

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "America's success is the world's success," people keep saying.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading It is almost the personal necessity of forty other nations to-day that America should be a success, that America instead of instantly disappointing the other nations, should instantly prove itself worthy of the leadership they would like to place in her hands.

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

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading THE TECHNIQUE OF A NATION'S GETTING ITS WAY WITH OTHER NATIONS I FOURTH OF JULY ALL THE YEAR ROUND It would be very convenient for the other nations in the world to-day if America--being the biggest, the freshest and the most powerful after the war and having the other nations for the time being most dependent on it, could be the one that they felt most deserved to lead them and have its way with them.