aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
(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 There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Governor Andrew was puzzled by his strange personality.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
BrooklynnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/
a borough of New York City
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
the head of a state government
From this reading Governor Andrew was puzzled by his strange personality.
guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/
exerting control or influence
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Governor Andrew was puzzled by his strange personality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
magneticadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnetɪk/
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
MassachusettsnounUS /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
the force of workers available
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
negroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
not any; not one
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
and nothing more
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
others
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From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading Governor Andrew was puzzled by his strange personality.
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Governor Andrew was puzzled by his strange personality.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
repelledverbUS /rəˈpeld/
inflected form of “repel” — cause to move back by force or influence
From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
SenatornounUS /ˈsenətər/
a member of a senate
From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
statesmennounUS /ˈsteɪtsmɪn/
plural of “statesman” — a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
not in physical motion
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
the act of using
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The statesmen who still used reason as the guiding principle of life had no use for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something magnetic about him that drew all sorts and conditions of men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
which person or people
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading Henry Wilson, the new Senator from Massachusetts, met him and was repelled by the something that drew others.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The negroes in New York and Brooklyn were not the only people in the North falling under the influence of the strange man who answered to the name of John Brown.
