AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
BusinessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
courtsnounUS /kɔːrts/
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Wealth, created by the many, is more and more flowing into the vaults of the few.
crooknounUS /krʊk/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
dicenounUS /daɪs/
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/
promote over another
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Wealth, created by the many, is more and more flowing into the vaults of the few.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Wealth, created by the many, is more and more flowing into the vaults of the few.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
governmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wealth, created by the many, is more and more flowing into the vaults of the few.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
LegislaturesnounUS /ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃərz/
plural of “legislature” — persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
machinerynounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
man-madeadjectiveUS /ˈmænmeɪd/
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Wealth, created by the many, is more and more flowing into the vaults of the few.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Wealth, created by the many, is more and more flowing into the vaults of the few.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
percentagenounUS /pərˈsentədʒ/
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
robbernounUS /ˈrɑːbər/
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
smugadjectiveUS /smʌɡ/
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
stackedadjectiveUS /stækt/
arranged in a stack
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
unfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
vaultsnounUS /vɔːlts/
plural of “vault” — a burial chamber (usually underground)
From this reading Wealth, created by the many, is more and more flowing into the vaults of the few.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Against the poor, the weak and the unfortunate have the cards been stacked.
WealthnounUS /welθ/
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Wealth, created by the many, is more and more flowing into the vaults of the few.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A tremendous percentage is in favor of the crook, the scoundrel, the smug robber of industry by whom the hands are dealt.
wieldedverbUS /ˈwiːldɪd/
past form of “wield” — have and exercise
From this reading Legislatures, Congress, the courts, all the machinery of government, answer to the crack of the whip wielded by Big Business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Is not this the trouble with our whole man-made world, that the game is played with loaded dice?
