aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
associateverbUS /əˈsoʊsiət/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading _Custom._ To make him better!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
Bridewell
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
CorrectionnounUS /kərˈekʃən/
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading _Custom._ To make him better!
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
dest
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From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
DialoguenounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/
a conversation between two persons
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
one or the other of two
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
entreenounUS /ˈɑːntreɪ/
the principal dish of a meal
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Custom._ To make him better!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
How
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From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
engage in
From this reading _Custom._ To make him better!
maturedadjectiveUS /məˈtjʊrd/
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
offendersnounUS /əˈfendərz/
plural of “offender” — a person who transgresses moral or civil law
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
punishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
punishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
the act of punishing
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
rascalsnounUS /ˈræskəlz/
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
on the contrary
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
receiving-room
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reformnounUS /rəˈfɔːrm/
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
regardsnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdz/
plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
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an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
only a very short time before
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
for that reason; as a result
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Custom._ To make him better!
precisely as stated
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Common Sense._ What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
at the time that
From this reading _Dialogue between Common Sense and Custom.--Very scarce._ As it was rather late in the day when Paul made his first _entree_ at Bridewell, he passed that night in the "receiving-room."
which person or people
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Custom._ We send them to the House of Correction, to associate with the d--dest rascals in the country!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading _Common Sense._ How do you punish young offenders who are (from their youth) peculiarly alive to example, and whom it is therefore more easy either to ruin or reform than the matured?
