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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 A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
able
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
all
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
animals
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
ANNE
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
avaricenounUS /ˈæv.ər.ɪs/
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
beautiful
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
bent
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
CHARACTER
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
choice
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
clothing
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
comprehend
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
confederacy
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
CONTINUATIONnounUS /kənˌtɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
costly
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
COURTS
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
describe
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
disquiet
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
drinks
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
engage
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
ENGLAND
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
enjoyed
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
enough
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
EUROPEAN
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
feats
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
fellow
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
females
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
finest
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
former
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
fruit
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
got
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
hire
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
houses
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
incite
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
inclined
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
injuring
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
injustice
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
labor
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
land
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
latter
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
lawyers
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
loss
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
made
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
man
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
man's
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
master
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
materials
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
meant
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
meats
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
merely
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
metals
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
MINISTER
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
money
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
most
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
motives
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
much
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
natural
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
noblest
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
pains
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
perform
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
perplex
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
profusion
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
proportion
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
purchase
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
QUEEN
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
race
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
rich
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
sake
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
saying
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
SOME
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
spend
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
STATE
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From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
store
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
thousand
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From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
tracts
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A CONTINUATION OF THE STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER QUEEN ANNE—THE CHARACTER OF A FIRST MINISTER OF STATE IN SOME EUROPEAN COURTS.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
use
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
value
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
weary
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That the rich man enjoyed the fruit of the poor man’s labor, and the latter were a thousand to one in proportion to the former.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
Whereupon
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
wholly
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From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
yahoo
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From this reading Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; that when a _yahoo_ had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to, the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females.
yahoos
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From this reading Therefore since money alone was able to perform all these feats, our _yahoos_ thought they could never have enough of it to spend or save, as they found themselves inclined from their natural bent either to profusion or avarice.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading My master was yet wholly at a loss to understand what motives could incite this race of lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves, and engage in a confederacy of injustice, merely for the sake of injuring their fellow animals; neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for hire.
