adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
boroughsnounUS /ˈbɜːroʊz/
plural of “borough” — one of the administrative divisions of a large city
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
enlightenedadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənd/
having knowledge and spiritual insight
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
fellow-citizens
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From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No.' He shook his head.
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 'No.' He shook his head.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'No.' He shook his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
miscellaneousadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No.' He shook his head.
observedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
Perkins's
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From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
philanthropynounUS /fɪˈlænθrəpi/
voluntary promotion of human welfare
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
processionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading 'No.' He shook his head.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
twopennyadjective
of trifling worth
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
unbridledadjectiveUS /ənˈbraɪdəld/
not restrained or controlled
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
undermineverbUS /ˈʌndərmaɪn/
destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
warenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
WedgwoodnounUS /ˈwedʒwʊd/
English potter (1730-1795)
From this reading Do you imagine anyone cared a twopenny damn for Perkins's Wedgwood ware?'
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You never know what may happen,' I observed, smiling.
you'll
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From this reading But you'll never touch the great heart of the enlightened public of these boroughs in any other way.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'If you undermine the moral character of your fellow-citizens by a long course of unbridled miscellaneous philanthropy, you can have a funeral procession as long as you like, at the rate of about forty shillings a foot.
