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Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
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As We Go

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of As We Go is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.
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We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.
/wiː ʃʊd ɔːl stɑːrt rɪtʃ ənd ðə ˈdaɪɪŋ ɔːf ʌv ðoʊz huː wʊd ˈnevər əˈteɪn juːθ wʊd ˈæmpli prəˈvaɪd ˈfɔːrtʃənz fɔːr ðoʊz bɔːrn oʊld/
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Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.
/kraɪm wʊd biː les ˈɔːlsoʊ fɔːr waɪl ðer wʊd ˈdaʊtləs biː sʌm oʊld ˈsɪnərz ðə ˈkrɪmənəl klæs wɪtʃ ɪz ˈveri ˈlɑːrdʒli ˈʌndər ˈθɜːrdiː wʊd biː mʌtʃ ˈsmɔːlər ðæn ɪt ɪz naʊ/
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Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.
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And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.
/ənd ðə ɡreɪt ædˈvæntɪdʒ ʌv ðə skiːm wʌn ðæt wʊd ˌɪnˈdiːd trænˈsfɔːrm ðə wɜːrld ɪz ðæt ˈwɪmən wʊd ˈɔːlweɪz biː ˈɡroʊɪŋ ˈjʌŋɡər/

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amply adverb US /ˈæmpli/

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading “We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.”

depravity noun US /dɪˈprævəti/

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

From this reading “Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.”

equalizing verb US /ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “equalize” — compensate; make the score equal

From this reading “Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.”

Juvenile adjective US /ˈdʒuːvənəl/

of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

From this reading “Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.”

proportionally adverb US /prəˈpɔːrʃənəli/

to a proportionate degree

From this reading “Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.”

removing verb US /riˈmuːvɪŋ/

-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading “Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.”

sinners noun US /ˈsɪnərz/

plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)

From this reading “Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.”

transform verb US /trænˈsfɔːrm/

subject to a mathematical transformation

From this reading “And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.”

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advantagenounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

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 We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

amplyadverbUS /ˈæmpli/

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

attainverbUS /əˈteɪn/

to gain with effort

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

classnounUS /klæs/

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

conditionsnounUS /kənˈdɪʃənz/

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

CrimenounUS /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

depravitynounUS /dɪˈprævəti/

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

doubtlessadverbUS /ˈdaʊtləs/

without doubt; certainly

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

equalizingverbUS /ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “equalize” — compensate; make the score equal

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

JuvenileadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːvənəl/

of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

non-age

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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

others

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From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

over-age

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From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

proportionallyadverbUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənəli/

to a proportionate degree

From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Juvenile depravity would proportionally disappear, as not more people would reach non-age than now reach over-age.

recommendverbUS /ˌrekəˈmend/

push for something

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

removingverbUS /riˈmuːvɪŋ/

-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

schemenounUS /skiːm/

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

sinnersnounUS /ˈsɪnərz/

plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/

small or little relative to something else

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Still, the plan has more to recommend it than most others for removing poverty and equalizing conditions.

transformverbUS /trænˈsfɔːrm/

subject to a mathematical transformation

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Crime would be less also; for while there would, doubtless, be some old sinners, the criminal class, which is very largely under thirty, would be much smaller than it is now.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading And the great advantage of the scheme, one that would indeed transform the world, is that women would always be growing younger.

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading We should all start rich, and the dying off of those who would never attain youth would amply provide fortunes for those born old.

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