adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
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 In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of money
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
CIRCLEnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəl/
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading THE SLAVE'S SOCIAL CIRCLE.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
degradedadjectiveUS /dɪˈɡreɪdəd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
evidencenounUS /ˈevədəns/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
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 With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
half-white
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
immoraladjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmɔːrəl/
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
kneenounUS /niː/
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
mulattoes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
relationnounUS /riˈleɪʃən/
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
SLAVE'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SLAVE'S SOCIAL CIRCLE.
SOCIALadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəl/
relating to human society and its members
From this reading THE SLAVE'S SOCIAL CIRCLE.
SocietynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
SouthernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
standsnounUS /stændz/
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
StatesnounUS /steɪts/
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLAVE'S SOCIAL CIRCLE.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fact is of itself the best evidence of the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In nearly all the cities and towns of the Slave States, the real negro, or clear black, does not amount to more than one in four of the slave population.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Society does not frown upon the man who sits with his half-white child upon his knee whilst the mother stands, a slave, behind his chair.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the growing population in the Southern States, the increase of mulattoes has been very great.
