abominationnounUS /əˌbɑːməˈneɪʃən/
a person who is loathsome or disgusting
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading You give us what you know and testify from actual knowledge.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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AllegedadjectiveUS /əˈledʒd/
declared but not proved
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have spoken, but my word is feeble in comparison.
CausesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
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coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
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comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading I have spoken, but my word is feeble in comparison.
convincingadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/
causing one to believe the truth of something
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
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pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading I have spoken, but my word is feeble in comparison.
fidelitynounUS /fəˈdeləti/
accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You give us what you know and testify from actual knowledge.
usually; as a rule
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have spoken, but my word is feeble in comparison.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have spoken, but my word is feeble in comparison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have spoken, but my word is feeble in comparison.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You give us what you know and testify from actual knowledge.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading You give us what you know and testify from actual knowledge.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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lynchverbUS /lɪntʃ/
kill without legal sanction
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LynchingnounUS /ˈlɪntʃɪŋ/
putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have spoken, but my word is feeble in comparison.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
not any; not one
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States Let me give you thanks for your faithful paper on the lynch abomination now generally practiced against colored people in the South.
touching and supported by a surface
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painstakingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnsteɪkɪŋ/
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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possession of controlling influence
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
practicedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktəst/
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
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the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
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express in speech
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I have spoken, but my word is feeble in comparison.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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StatisticsnounUS /stəˈtɪstɪks/
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
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TabulatedverbUS /ˈtæbjəleɪtɪd/
past form of “tabulate” — arrange or enter in tabular form
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testifyverbUS /ˈtestəfaɪ/
give testimony in a court of law
From this reading You give us what you know and testify from actual knowledge.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
uncontradicted
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From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You give us what you know and testify from actual knowledge.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You give us what you know and testify from actual knowledge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There has been no word equal to it in convincing power.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States Let me give you thanks for your faithful paper on the lynch abomination now generally practiced against colored people in the South.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States Let me give you thanks for your faithful paper on the lynch abomination now generally practiced against colored people in the South.
