used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
COCKverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading THE COCK FIGHT.
cock-pit
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From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəs/
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
exploitedadjectiveUS /ˈeksplɔɪtəd/
developed or used to greatest advantage
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
feastsnounUS /fiːsts/
plural of “feast” — a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE COCK FIGHT.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
usually; as a rule
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
and nothing more
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
opiumnounUS /ˈoʊpiəm/
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
by chance
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
PhilippinesnounUS /ˈfɪləpiːnz/
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
rootedadjectiveUS /ˈruːtəd/
absolutely still
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
SabbathnounUS /ˈsæbəθ/
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
a male human offspring
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
thanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COCK FIGHT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In order to keep the Sabbath holy in the Philippines the people generally go to the cock fight, just as in Spain they go to the bull fight.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
vicenounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
vicesnounUS /ˈvaɪsəz/
plural of “vice” — moral weakness
From this reading Cock fighting, a passion introduced into the country and exploited for a century, is one of the vices of the people, more deeply rooted than the opium vice among the Chinese.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
which person or people
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cock is educated with great care, with more care, perhaps, than the son who is to succeed his father in the cock-pit.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading The poor go there to risk what little they have, desirous of making money without working; the rich go there to amuse themselves, using the money which they have left over from their feasts and thanksgiving masses.
