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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.
all
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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.
away
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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?
call
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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.
counsel
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From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
divide
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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?
faces
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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.
flower
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From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
folk
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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.
God
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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.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
grant
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From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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 /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
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.
joke
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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.
Judgment
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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.
keeps
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From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
less
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From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
man
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From this reading “But do you know what an honest man is?
moment
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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.
now
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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.
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.
outcasts
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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.
own
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From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
Paris
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From this reading Here, in Paris, an honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder.
played
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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.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
portion
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From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
poverty
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From this reading Among them, I grant you, is virtue in all the flower of its stupidity, but poverty is no less their portion.
practical
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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.
pull
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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.
reward
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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.
see
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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.
speaking
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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.
stayed
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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.
stupidity
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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.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
toil
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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.
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.
work
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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.
world
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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.
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?
