used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
abolitionnounUS /ˌæbəˈlɪʃən/
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
From this reading The result was the abolition of frontiers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
approximateverbUS /əˈprɑːksəmət/
be close or similar
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
balloonsnounUS /bəˈluːnz/
plural of “balloon” — large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
CollectivistnounUS /kəˈlektɪvɪst/
a person who belongs to the political left
From this reading Collectivist ideas rained down on Moscow.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Collectivist ideas rained down on Moscow.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
a boy or man
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
flying-machines
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From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
frontiersnounUS /frənˈtɪrz/
plural of “frontier” — a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading The result was the abolition of frontiers.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Collectivist ideas rained down on Moscow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/
plural of “individual” — a human being
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
hear with intention
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
MarseillesnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading Collectivist ideas rained down on Moscow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Collectivist ideas rained down on Moscow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
poorestadjectiveUS /ˈpuːrɪst/
superlative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading Collectivist ideas rained down on Moscow.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The result was the abolition of frontiers.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
cut with a saw
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
SimultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
express in speech
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
steeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading Simultaneously, the approximate steering of balloons and the exact course of flying-machines came into practical use.
Telegraphynoun
communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
telephonynounUS /ˈteləfoʊni/
transmitting speech at a distance
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Russian peasants could listen in their beds to the speeches of their comrades of Marseilles and Berlin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
the act of using
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
utterancenounUS /ˈʌtərəns/
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The result was the abolition of frontiers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
wirelessnounUS /ˈwaɪrlɪs/
medium for communication
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “‘Telegraphy and wireless telephony were then in use from one end of Europe to the other, and so easy of use that the poorest of individuals could speak, whenever he wished, and give utterance to whatever he saw fit to a fellow creature living in any corner of the globe.
