used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
AlaskanounUS /əˈlæskə/
a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The Pacific Ocean is the great problem of the American people to-day and Alaska is the prize beyond compute of the Pacific Coast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
on or to one side
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The Pacific Ocean is the great problem of the American people to-day and Alaska is the prize beyond compute of the Pacific Coast.
confined by bonds
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
computeverbUS /kəmˈpjuːt/
make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading The Pacific Ocean is the great problem of the American people to-day and Alaska is the prize beyond compute of the Pacific Coast.
confrontingverbUS /kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
carefully weighed
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
of great significance or value
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
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 It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
used to form the superlative
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
motherlandnounUS /ˈmʌðərlænd/
the country where you were born
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
navigableadjectiveUS /ˈnævəɡəbəl/
able to be sailed on or through safely
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
not any; not one
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The Pacific Ocean is the great problem of the American people to-day and Alaska is the prize beyond compute of the Pacific Coast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
PACIFICnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Pacific Ocean is the great problem of the American people to-day and Alaska is the prize beyond compute of the Pacific Coast.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
railroadsnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊdz/
plural of “railroad” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
shippingnounUS /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
systemsnounUS /ˈsɪstəmz/
plural of “system” — instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
a special situation
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Separated as she is from the motherland by a foreign country, the shipping to and from Alaska is the most important thing to be considered.
to-day
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From this reading The Pacific Ocean is the great problem of the American people to-day and Alaska is the prize beyond compute of the Pacific Coast.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PRIZE OF THE PACIFIC Aside from our interests which are now bound up in the great war there is no problem confronting the United States which is so vital as that of Alaska and the Pacific Coast.
which person or people
From this reading It is high time that the American people and the United States Government as well rubbed their eyes and awakened to a fact long known to the few of us who have been on guard.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
in the company of; together with
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
but in spite of that
From this reading True, two of her river systems furnish five thousand miles of navigable water, but in winter they are choked with ice and the country is as yet painfully short on railroads!
