touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
amendmentnounUS /əˈmendmənt/
the act of amending or correcting
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
apprehendedadjectiveUS /ˌæprɪˈhendɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But this story at last wore itself out.
ballotnounUS /ˈbælət/
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this story at last wore itself out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
citizenshipnounUS /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/
the status of a citizen with rights and duties
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
ConstitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
dynamitenounUS /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
emblemnounUS /ˈembləm/
special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
at any time
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
accept an excuse for
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
franchisenounUS /ˈfræntʃaɪz/
an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
insurrectionnounUS /ˌɪnsərˈekʃən/
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
invaluableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl/
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But this story at last wore itself out.
immediately past
From this reading But this story at last wore itself out.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
materializedverbUS /məˈtɪriəlaɪzd/
past form of “materialize” — come into being; become reality
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
NegronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
not any; not one
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
oppressionnounUS /əˈpreʃən/
the act of subjugating by cruelty
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But this story at last wore itself out.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
provenadjectiveUS /ˈpruːvən/
established beyond doubt
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
reconstructionnounUS /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
precisely, exactly
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
rioternounUS /ˈraɪətər/
troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But this story at last wore itself out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
theoreticallyadverbUS /ˌθiːərˈetɪkəli/
in theory; according to the assumed facts
From this reading By an amendment to the Constitution the Negro was given the right of franchise, and, theoretically at least, his ballot became his invaluable emblem of citizenship.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this story at last wore itself out.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
transparentadjectiveUS /trænˈsperənt/
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
turbulentadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbjələnt/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then came the second excuse, which had its birth during the turbulent times of reconstruction.
a Caucasian
From this reading It was too much to ask thoughtful people to believe this transparent story, and the southern white people at last made up their minds that some other excuse must be had.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading But this story at last wore itself out.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading No insurrection ever materialized; no Negro rioter was ever apprehended and proven guilty, and no dynamite ever recorded the black man's protest against oppression and wrong.
