adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAW AND ITS VICTIM.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the mother is free, the children are free; if a slave, the children are slaves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the laws of the Slave States, the children follow the condition of their mother.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading By the laws of the Slave States, the children follow the condition of their mother.
committedadjectiveUS /kəˈmɪtɪd/
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading By the laws of the Slave States, the children follow the condition of their mother.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
difficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
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From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading By the laws of the Slave States, the children follow the condition of their mother.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading If the mother is free, the children are free; if a slave, the children are slaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the mother is free, the children are free; if a slave, the children are slaves.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the mother is free, the children are free; if a slave, the children are slaves.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAW AND ITS VICTIM.
LAWnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading THE LAW AND ITS VICTIM.
lawsnounUS /lɔːz/
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading By the laws of the Slave States, the children follow the condition of their mother.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
SlavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading By the laws of the Slave States, the children follow the condition of their mother.
slavesnounUS /sleɪvz/
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading If the mother is free, the children are free; if a slave, the children are slaves.
StatesnounUS /steɪts/
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading By the laws of the Slave States, the children follow the condition of their mother.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW AND ITS VICTIM.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By the laws of the Slave States, the children follow the condition of their mother.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
unforeseenadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn/
not anticipated
From this reading The corpse had scarcely been committed to its mother earth before new and unforeseen difficulties appeared to them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
VICTIMnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading THE LAW AND ITS VICTIM.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The death of Dr. Morton, on the third day of his illness, came like a shock upon his wife and daughters.
