adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
archivesnounUS /ˈɑːrkaɪvz/
collection of records especially about an institution
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
atomsnounUS /ˈætəmz/
plural of “atom” — (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
auditorsnounUS /ˈɑːdətərz/
plural of “auditor” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
BirthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading There was the period of Birth; there was the period of Conquest; and finally there has come the period of Domination.
blood-vessels
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From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
CoalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
commercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
ConquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading There was the period of Birth; there was the period of Conquest; and finally there has come the period of Domination.
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
corporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
deedsnounUS /diːdz/
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
DominationnounUS /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/
social control by dominating
From this reading There was the period of Birth; there was the period of Conquest; and finally there has come the period of Domination.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
enactingverbUS /eˈnæktɪŋ/
-ing form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
etc
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From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading There was the period of Birth; there was the period of Conquest; and finally there has come the period of Domination.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
Freke
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From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
ganglianounUS /ˈɡæŋɡliɑː/
plural of “ganglion” — an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
glownounUS /ɡloʊ/
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the period of Birth; there was the period of Conquest; and finally there has come the period of Domination.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
humanlyadverbUS /ˈhjuːmənli/
in the manner of human beings
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
inferredverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “infer” — reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
insightnounUS /ˈɪnsaɪt/
clear or deep perception of a situation
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
ironynounUS /ˈaɪrəni/
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
Isabelle
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From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
LanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
MeanwhileadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
mortgagenounUS /ˈmɔːrɡədʒ/
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
nationaladjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
nervesnounUS /nɜːrvz/
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
nourishmentnounUS /ˈnɜːrɪʃmənt/
a source of materials to nourish the body
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
organismnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənɪzəm/
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
partsnounUS /pɑːrts/
the local environment
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/
an amount of time
From this reading There was the period of Birth; there was the period of Conquest; and finally there has come the period of Domination.
PleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
populousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːpjələs/
densely populated
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
statisticallyadverbUS /stəˈtɪstɪkəli/
with respect to statistics
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
suckingnounUS /ˈsʌkɪŋ/
the act of sucking
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
to-day
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From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
ValleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
vouchersnounUS /ˈvaʊtʃərz/
plural of “voucher” — someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile this Atlantic and Pacific, which to-day is a mighty system, was once only a handful of atoms.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If Isabelle had been curious about her husband's interest in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company, she might have developed a highly interesting chapter of commercial history, in which Mr. Freke and John Lane were enacting typical parts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Atlantic and Pacific railroad corporation is, as may easily be inferred, a vast organism, with a history, a life of its own, lying like a thick ganglia of nerves and blood-vessels a third of the way across our broad continent, sucking its nourishment from thousands of miles of rich and populous territory.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading To write its history humanly, not statistically, would be to reveal an important chapter in the national drama for the past forty years,--a drama buried in dusty archives, in auditors' reports, vouchers, mortgage deeds, general orders, etc. Some day there will come the great master of irony, the man of insight, who will make this mass of routine paper glow with meaning visible to all!
