adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
agriculturaladjectiveUS /ˌæɡrəˈkʌltʃərəl/
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
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 A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
aristocracynounUS /ˌerəˈstɑːkrəsi/
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
breedingnounUS /ˈbriːdɪŋ/
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
centeredadjectiveUS /ˈsentərd/
being or placed in the center
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
culturenounUS /ˈkʌltʃər/
a particular society at a particular time and place
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
EFFECTnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
entertainedadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
highestadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪəst/
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
labornounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
lavishadjectiveUS /ˈlævɪʃ/
very generous
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
LIFEnounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
LITERATUREnounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
manualnounUS /ˈmænjuːəl/
a small handbook
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
PLANTATIONnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
plantersnounUS /ˈplæntərz/
plural of “planter” — the owner or manager of a plantation
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
relievedadjectiveUS /rɪˈliːvd/
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
retinuenounUS /ˈretənuː/
the group following and attending to some important person
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
ruraladjectiveUS /ˈrʊrəl/
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
scalenounUS /skeɪl/
an ordered reference standard
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
slavesnounUS /sleɪvz/
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
SOUTHERNadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The result was a rural aristocracy of rich planters, many of them of the highest breeding and culture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading The masters took an active part in public life, traveled and entertained on a lavish scale.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOUTHERN LITERATURE PLANTATION LIFE AND ITS EFFECT UPON LITERATURE.--Before the war the South was agricultural.
wealthnounUS /welθ/
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading The wealth was in the hands of scattered plantation owners, and less centered in cities than at the North.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A retinue of slaves attended to their work and relieved them from all manual labor.
