adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
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 Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
attitudenounUS /ˈætətuːd/
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
continuancenounUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəns/
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
correctverbUS /kərˈekt/
make right or correct
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
divines
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
elegantlyadverbUS /ˈelɪɡəntliː/
with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
famenounUS /feɪm/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
favoursnounUS /ˈfeɪvərz/
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
illustriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstriəs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
insureverbUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊr/
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
pitiedverbUS /ˈpɪtiːd/
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
posteritynounUS /pɑːˈsterəti/
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
seethingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːðɪŋ/
in constant agitation
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
sillyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪli/
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
terreneadjective
of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
Tillotson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
triflesnounUS /ˈtraɪfəlz/
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
verboseadjective
using or containing too many words
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
