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Chapter II
And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals." It is this: loss of self-respect. We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect. We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress. Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.”
for the reason that
From this reading “We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
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From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
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From this reading Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
for the reason that
From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
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From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
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From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
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From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
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From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
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From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
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From this reading Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
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From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
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From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is this: loss of self-respect.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is this: loss of self-respect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
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From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
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From this reading It is this: loss of self-respect.
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From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
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From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
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From this reading Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
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From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
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From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
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From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is this: loss of self-respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is this: loss of self-respect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now we have come soundly upon the cause of our open disregard of "little morals."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Morals are nowhere weighed against a fat balance at the banker's.
which person or people
From this reading We cannot respect a creature who is ready to sell soul, body, sentiment, and opinion for hard cash, but that creature is Ourself, in this blessed time of progress.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading We do not respect ourselves any longer, probably because we do not find ourselves worthy of respect.
