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The Greatest Plague of Life

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Greatest Plague of Life is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Augustus Mayhew • Curated US English Learning Edition
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OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.
“Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”
“LET US SPEAK OF A MAN AS WE FIND HIM.”
“She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”
“AH!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Greatest Plague of Life

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Greatest Plague of Life is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.
/ʌv ðə ˈdɜːrti slʌt ʌv ə ɡɜːrl ðæt keɪm ɪn tuː maɪnd maɪ ˈbeɪbi ənd ðə ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri ˈkerɪktər wiː hæd tuː kliːn ˈedwərdz buːts ənd ʃuːz/
Line 2
“Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”
Line 3
“LET US SPEAK OF A MAN AS WE FIND HIM.”
/let ʌs spiːk ʌv ə mæn æz wiː faɪnd hɪm/
Line 4
“She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”
Line 5
“AH!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

brink noun US /brɪŋk/

a region marking a boundary

From this reading ““She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
censure noun US /ˈsenʃər/

harsh criticism or disapproval

From this reading ““Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
edward's noun US /ˈedwərdz/

possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
faults noun US /fɔːlts/

plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading ““Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forlorn adjective US /fərˈlɔːrn/

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading ““She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
precipice noun US /ˈpresəpəs/

a very steep cliff

From this reading ““She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remind verb US /riˈmaɪnd/

put in the mind of someone

From this reading ““Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slut noun US /slʌt/

a dirty untidy woman

From this reading “OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AH

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “AH!

Pending verification
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora curated lexicon
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BABYnounUS /ˈbeɪbi/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BOOTSnounUS /buːts/

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/

a region marking a boundary

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CAMEverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
censurenounUS /ˈsenʃər/

harsh criticism or disapproval

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CHARACTERnounUS /ˈkerɪktər/

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CLEANadjectiveUS /kliːn/

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DIRTYadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EDWARD'SnounUS /ˈedwərdz/

possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EXTRAORDINARYadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
faultsnounUS /fɔːlts/

plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
floodnounUS /flʌd/

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GIRLnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
guardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
let's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Pending verification
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MINDnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora curated lexicon
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
o'eradverb

throughout a period of time

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
precipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/

a very steep cliff

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/

put in the mind of someone

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SHOESnounUS /ʃuːz/

a particular situation

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SLUTnounUS /slʌt/

a dirty untidy woman

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wander'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

Pending verification
WEpronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading OF THE DIRTY SLUT OF A GIRL THAT CAME IN TO MIND MY BABY, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER WE HAD TO CLEAN EDWARD’S BOOTS AND SHOES.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Let us speak of a man as we find him, And censure alone what we see; And should any one blame, let’s remind him, That from faults we are none of us free.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “She wander’d forlorn, without guardian or guide, To the brink of the flood o’er the precipice side.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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