adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call 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 Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
Almighty's
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From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
bond-slaves
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From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
divideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
grantverbUS /ɡrænt/
let have
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
jokenounUS /dʒoʊk/
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
JudgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
keepsnounUS /kiːps/
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
LastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
outcastsnounUS /ˈaʊtkæsts/
plural of “outcast” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
practicaladjectiveUS /ˈpræktəkəl/
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
pullverbUS /pʊl/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
stupiditynounUS /stuːˈpɪdɪtiː/
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I am not speaking now of those poor bond-slaves who do the work of the world without a reward for their toil--God Almighty’s outcasts, I call them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At this moment, I think I see the long faces those good folk would pull if God played a practical joke on them and stayed away at the Last Judgment.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
