Chapter VI
"Liberty for my men." "And for yourself?" "Nothing." Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold. "Yes! yes! liberty for us!" they cried.
The War of Women, Volume 2
Chapter VI
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"Liberty
for
my
men."
"And
for
yourself?"
"Nothing."
Such
disinterestedness
would
have
brought
to
their
senses
men
who
had
been
misled
simply,
but
these
men
were
sold.
"Yes!
yes!
liberty
for
us!"
they
cried.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Liberty
for
my
men."
Line 2
"And
for
yourself?"
/ənd fɔːr jərˈself/
Line 3
"Nothing."
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 4
Such
disinterestedness
would
have
brought
to
their
senses
men
who
had
been
misled
simply,
but
these
men
were
sold.
Line 5
"Yes!
yes!
liberty
for
us!"
they
cried.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes! yes! liberty for us!" they cried.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.”
Liberty
noun
US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “"Liberty for my men."”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing."”
Senses
plural noun
US /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"And for yourself?"”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And for yourself?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes! yes! liberty for us!" they cried.
disinterestedness
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From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Liberty for my men."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
LibertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "Liberty for my men."
men
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From this reading "Liberty for my men."
misled
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From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Liberty for my men."
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing."
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
simply
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From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
sold
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From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes! yes! liberty for us!" they cried.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes! yes! liberty for us!" they cried.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such disinterestedness would have brought to their senses men who had been misled simply, but these men were sold.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes! yes! liberty for us!" they cried.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "And for yourself?"