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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 _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are we at this moment?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Where are we at this moment?
daughter
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From this reading She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.
engenders
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.
hell
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
hunger
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
idleness
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From this reading Thus, idleness is the mother.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
la
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
moment
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From this reading Where are we at this moment?
mother
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From this reading Thus, idleness is the mother.
Pigritia
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From this reading _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.
pègre
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
pègrenne
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
read
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.
son
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From this reading She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus, idleness is the mother.
theft
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where are we at this moment?
Thus
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From this reading Thus, idleness is the mother.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Where are we at this moment?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are we at this moment?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
whole
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
word
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From this reading _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.
world
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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.