used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LORD OF INDIA.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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(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 In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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having undesirable or negative qualities
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
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formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
next to; at the side of
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
rid of obstructions
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
commercenounUS /ˈkɑːmərs/
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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determine the number or amount of
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Darius
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
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EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
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empiresnounUS /ˈempaɪərz/
plural of “empire” — the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
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divisible by two
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
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the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
GermanysnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməniz/
plural of “germany” — a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
coins made of gold
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gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
hoardverbUS /hɔːrd/
save up as for future use
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ten 10s
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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on condition that; in the event that
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading A LORD OF INDIA.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
livernounUS /ˈlɪvər/
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
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the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading A LORD OF INDIA.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
midgenounUS /mɪdʒ/
minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
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the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LORD OF INDIA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
parasitenounUS /ˈperəsaɪt/
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
parishesnounUS /ˈpærɪʃɪz/
plural of “parish” — a local church community
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
putridadjectiveUS /ˈpjuːtrɪd/
of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
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RepublicnounUS /riˈpʌblək/
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
seventy-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈsevəntifaɪv/
being five more than seventy
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
Spains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
make steady
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
sterlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/
highest in quality
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
express in words
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have to tell her one day of the Empire, the power, the stretch of it, the count in millions of miles, in millions of souls; the largest empires, living or dead, mostly but parishes beside hers and mine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading In mere size, Russia, even, beaten by an eighth, the Grand Republic beaten all but three times over, the late Darius the Great beaten five times clear--more than forty Germanys, more than fifty Spains!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
Victoria'snounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriəz/
possessive form of “victoria” — queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
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any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Our own Mother Island but a dot in a waste beside it, Victoria’s Island but a dot on the dot, the parasite of a midge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
a late time of life
From this reading With this, the figures for commerce, the figures for sails on all the seas that wash the ball, the figures for wealth--a round nine thousand millions sterling, if we were sold up to-morrow, and, for all the bad years since ‘seventy-five, a steady hundred and eighty millions added year by year to the hoard--our swelling liver almost putrid with the gorge of gold.
