used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading "Quite right," acknowledged Truesdale.
(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 The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
lacking funds
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
Brower
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From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
combated
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
an opposing military force
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
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 "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
evadedverbUS /ɪˈveɪdɪd/
past form of “evade” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
hoodwinkedverbUS /ˈhʊdwɪŋkt/
past form of “hoodwink” — influence by slyness
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
HungarynounUS /ˈhʌŋɡəri/
a republic in central Europe
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
immemorialadjectiveUS /ˌɪməˈmɔːriəl/
long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
immigrationnounUS /ˌɪməˈɡreɪʃən/
migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
implacableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈplækəbəl/
incapable of being placated
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
Isn't
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From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
immediately past
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
PolandnounUS /ˈpoʊlənd/
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
populationsnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “population” — the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite right," acknowledged Truesdale.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Quite right," acknowledged Truesdale.
southeasternadjectiveUS /ˌsaʊˈθiːstərn/
situated in or oriented toward the southeast
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
stabbedverbUS /stæbd/
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
carry out
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
express in words
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isn't it an implacable and immemorial enemy--a great and cruel and dreadful monster to be evaded, hoodwinked, combated, stabbed in the dark if occasion offers?"
Truesdale
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From this reading "Quite right," acknowledged Truesdale.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The populations of Italy and Poland and Hungary--what view, now, do _they_ take of the government--their government, all government?
a late time of life
From this reading "The last twenty years have brought us elements that have never been in our national life before: a heavy immigration from southeastern Europe, for example.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can tell you that myself," broke in Brower.
