aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
(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 These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
battennounUS /ˈbætən/
stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
COLLINGREY
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From this reading COLLINGREY, M.P.--PACIFIST!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
gentleradjectiveUS /ˈdʒentlər/
comparative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
grosslyadverbUS /ˈɡroʊsli/
in a gross manner
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
immeasurableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmeʒəræbəl/
impossible to measure
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
immoraladjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmɔːrəl/
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
an instinctive motive
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
journalismnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪzəm/
newspapers and magazines collectively
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading COLLINGREY, M.P.--PACIFIST!
the force of workers available
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
miseriesnounUS /ˈmɪzəriz/
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
others
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From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading COLLINGREY, M.P.--PACIFIST!
PACIFISTnounUS /ˈpæsɪfɪst/
someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
From this reading COLLINGREY, M.P.--PACIFIST!
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
scepticaladjective
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I have often said that there is something grossly immoral about the profession of journalism.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
which person or people
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading They must be sceptical of all that is good, and have immeasurable faith in the wickedness of human nature.
woesnounUS /woʊz/
plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading These men who live on the woes of others, who batten on the miseries of the world, must of necessity be dead to all kindly impulse and to the gentler emotions.
