abhorrencenounUS /əbˈhɔːrəns/
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
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 If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading As for what we call death, they argue that too much has been made of it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As for what we call death, they argue that too much has been made of it.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
considerationnounUS /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they say that this does not matter so much as we think it does.
Erewhonians
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From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for what we call death, they argue that too much has been made of it.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for what we call death, they argue that too much has been made of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As for what we call death, they argue that too much has been made of it.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And they say that this does not matter so much as we think it does.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
miscarryverb
be unsuccessful
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
miscarrying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And they say that this does not matter so much as we think it does.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
regardsnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdz/
plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And they say that this does not matter so much as we think it does.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And they say that this does not matter so much as we think it does.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading As for what we call death, they argue that too much has been made of it.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And they say that this does not matter so much as we think it does.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As for what we call death, they argue that too much has been made of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Erewhonians regard death with less abhorrence than disease.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As regards this unseen world I understand them to say that some miscarry in respect to it before they have even reached the seen, and some after, while few are ever truly born into it at all—the greater part of all the men and women over the whole country miscarrying before they reach it.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading If it is an offence at all, it is one beyond the reach of the law, which is therefore silent on the subject; but they insist that the greater number of those who are commonly said to die, have never yet been born—not, at least, into that unseen world which is alone worthy of consideration.
