in the past
From this reading This work was begun nearly five years ago.
in addition
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
ANNAnounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading BY ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN LINDSAY PH.D.
assassinationnounUS /əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
AustrianounUS /ˈɔːstriə/
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading This work was begun nearly five years ago.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading BY ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN LINDSAY PH.D.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN LINDSAY PH.D.
ChangnounUS /tʃæŋ/
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading BY ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN LINDSAY PH.D.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
EmpressnounUS /ˈempres/
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading This work was begun nearly five years ago.
GladstonenounUS /ˈɡlædstoʊn/
liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
LinounUS /liː/
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
LINDSAYnounUS /ˈlɪndzi/
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
From this reading BY ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN LINDSAY PH.D.
McKinleynounUS /məˈkɪnli/
25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading This work was begun nearly five years ago.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
opening-up
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From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
an amount of time
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
PHnounUS /ˈpiːˈeɪtʃ/
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
From this reading BY ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN LINDSAY PH.D.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
ROBERTSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbərtsən/
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading BY ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN LINDSAY PH.D.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
Spanish-American
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From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This work was begun nearly five years ago.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
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 In this period of time Gladstone, Li Hung Chang, and Queen Victoria have died; there has also occurred the assassination of the Empress of Austria and of President McKinley.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This work was begun nearly five years ago.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had the Spanish-American War, and the opening-up of our new possessions.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Since then, the whole face of American history has changed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading This work was begun nearly five years ago.
a late time of life
From this reading This work was begun nearly five years ago.
