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Africans
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
avaricenounUS /ˈæv.ər.ɪs/
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
barbarities
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
beings
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
black
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
Blackfriars
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From this reading H. Bryer, Printer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars.
BornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
Bridge-Street
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From this reading H. Bryer, Printer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
Bryer
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From this reading H. Bryer, Printer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
Clarissa
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From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
clime
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
creatures
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
descendants
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
Dormer
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From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
enough
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
esteemed
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
Europeans
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
example
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
fellow
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _GOOD INSTRUCTION_.
groans
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
H
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From this reading H. Bryer, Printer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
India
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From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
inflicted
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
INSTRUCTION
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From this reading _GOOD INSTRUCTION_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
miserable
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
natives
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From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
parents
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From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
pass
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
perfidy
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
Printer
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From this reading H. Bryer, Printer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars.
settlements
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From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
sufferings
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
taught
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
tears
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
temperate
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
tyrannize
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
unhappy
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From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
unmindful
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From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Born amid the tears and groans of their fellow creatures, and taught by example to tyrannize over the miserable Africans, they were callous to their sufferings, and unmindful of the barbarities inflicted upon them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
West
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From this reading The parents of Clarissa Dormer were natives of one of our West India settlements.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They were not black enough to be esteemed descendants of those unhappy beings whom perfidy or avarice brought into the hands of Europeans, nor yet so fair as to pass for natives of our temperate clime.
