used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
abusesnounUS /əˈbjuːsɪz/
plural of “abuse” — cruel or inhumane treatment
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
administrationnounUS /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
ascribeverbUS /əˈskraɪb/
attribute or credit to
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
BaconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
chasms
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From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
comparativeadjectiveUS /kəmˈperətɪv/
relating to or based on or involving comparison
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
condemnationnounUS /ˌkɑːndəmˈneɪʃən/
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
a state at a particular time
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
courtsnounUS /kɔːrts/
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
descendantsnounUS /dɪˈsendənts/
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
EnglishmennounUS /ˌeŋˈlɪʃmən/
plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
erminenounUS /ˈɜːrmən/
the expensive white fur of the ermine
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
EssexnounUS /ˈesɪks/
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
divisible by two
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
impeachmentsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpiːtʃmənts/
plural of “impeachment” — a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
infallibilitynounUS /ˌɪnfælɪˈbɪlɪti/
the quality of never making an error
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
inferringverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːrɪŋ/
inflected form of “infer” — reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
Jeffries
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From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
judicialadjectiveUS /dʒuːˈdɪʃəl/
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
law'snounUS /lɔːz/
possessive form of “law” — the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
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 In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
the force of workers available
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
on one occasion
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
others
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From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
by chance
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
express in words
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
SeverestadjectiveUS /səˈvɪrəst/
superlative of “severe” — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
snatchverbUS /snætʃ/
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
spotlessadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtləs/
completely neat and clean
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Earl of Essex._ Perhaps the most certain proof that any people can give of a high moral condition, is in the administration of justice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
trustsnounUS /trʌsts/
plural of “trust” — something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
unattainableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbəl/
impossible to achieve
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
upliftedadjectiveUS /ˈʌplɪftɪd/
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As the descendants of Englishmen, we in this country are apt to ascribe a higher tone of purity to the courts of the mother country, than to those of any other European nation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “What then avail impeachments, or the law’s Severest condemnation while the queen May snatch him from the uplifted hand of justice?”
belonging to which person
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In this we may be right, without inferring the necessity of believing that even the ermine of England is spotless; for it can never be forgotten that Bacon and Jeffries once filled her highest judicial seats, to say nothing of many others, whose abuses of their trusts have doubtless been lost in their comparative obscurity.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Absolute infallibility is unattainable to men; but there are wide chasms in right and wrong, between the legal justice of one state of society and that of another.
