(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 But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
any thing at all
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
bucketsnounUS /ˈbʌkəts/
plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
cannot
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From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
crazedadjectiveUS /kreɪzd/
driven insane
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It is the lowest depth of the dreadful deep.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading It is the lowest depth of the dreadful deep.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
forsaken-looking
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From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the lowest depth of the dreadful deep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the lowest depth of the dreadful deep.
liquorsnounUS /ˈlɪkərz/
plural of “liquor” — an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
the force of workers available
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, those bucket shops!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
cut with a saw
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Oh, those bucket shops!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
vilest
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From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the lowest, the most dreadful of all, was what they called the bucket shops.
which person or people
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Never shall I forget the poor, forlorn, forsaken-looking creatures, both men and women, that I saw there.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading There the vilest of liquors are mixed in buckets and sold to wretched, crazed people who have fallen so low that they cannot get anything better.
