125
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From this reading {125c} 3.
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
cnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading {125c} 3.
callsnounUS /kɔːlz/
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
cornnounUS /kɔːrn/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
cursenounUS /kɜːrs/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
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 Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
hoardernoun
a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
hoardingnounUS /ˈhɔːrdɪŋ/
large outdoor signboard
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
licensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
NecessitynounUS /nəˈsesəti/
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
selleth
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From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
shewverbUS /ʃuː/
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now that God may shew his dislike against this, he doth, as it were, license the people to curse such an hoarder up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
wickedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪkəd/
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading This wicked thing may be done by hoarding up, when the hunger and Necessity of the poor calls for it.
withholdeth
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From this reading He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
