adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
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 "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
annuallyadverbUS /ˈænjuːəli/
without missing a year
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
beneficencenounUS /bəˈnefəsəns/
doing good; feeling beneficent
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
brutishadjectiveUS /ˈbruːtɪʃ/
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
charitynounUS /ˈtʃerɪti/
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
cowardlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊərdli/
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
demandsnounUS /dɪˈmændz/
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
dignitynounUS /ˈdɪɡnəti/
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
heartlessnessnoun
an absence of concern for the welfare of others
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
HeavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
humanitynounUS /hjuːˈmænɪti/
the quality of being humane
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
imperativelyadverb
in an imperative and commanding manner
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
insinceritynoun
the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
lownessnoun
a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
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 "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
money'snounUS /ˈmʌniz/
possessive form of “money” — the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
moralsnounUS /ˈmɔːrəlz/
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
raiseverbUS /reɪz/
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
repeatverbUS /rɪˈpiːt/
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
SchemenounUS /skiːm/
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
shownverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
sluggishadjectiveUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
moving slowly
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
SpartansnounUS /ˈspɑːrtənz/
plural of “spartan” — a resident of Sparta
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading More humanity, I say, more of manhood, and of sense for what the dignity of man demands imperatively of you and of me and of us all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
Workhousenoun
a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
From this reading We call it charity, beneficence, and other fine names, this brutish Workhouse Scheme of ours; and it is but sluggish heartlessness, and insincerity, and cowardly lowness of soul.
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think the old Spartans, who would have killed you instead, had shown more 'humanity,' more of manhood, than I thus do!
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Alas, yes; before high Heaven I must declare it such.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good Heavens, and I have to raise some eight or nine millions annually, six for England itself, and to wreck the morals of my working population beyond all money's worth, to keep the life from going out of you: a small service to you, as I many times bitterly repeat!
