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The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy. For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage. Yet we have no real democracy in this country. We have a slave state, the exploiters and the exploited, the "haves" and the "have nots." Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yet we have no real democracy in this country.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet we have no real democracy in this country.”
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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 For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
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From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading Yet we have no real democracy in this country.
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From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
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From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
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From this reading We have a slave state, the exploiters and the exploited, the "haves" and the "have nots."
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From this reading We have a slave state, the exploiters and the exploited, the "haves" and the "have nots."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet we have no real democracy in this country.
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From this reading We have a slave state, the exploiters and the exploited, the "haves" and the "have nots."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet we have no real democracy in this country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
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From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet we have no real democracy in this country.
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From this reading We have a slave state, the exploiters and the exploited, the "haves" and the "have nots."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
above and across; more than
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
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From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet we have no real democracy in this country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Douglas and Mary came over, and the poor beauty-starved populace forgot for the moment its poverty, and showered all its pent-up emotion on the people from picture-book land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have a slave state, the exploiters and the exploited, the "haves" and the "have nots."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have a slave state, the exploiters and the exploited, the "haves" and the "have nots."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Douglas-Mary episode makes me pessimistic about the future of democracy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet we have no real democracy in this country.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yet we have no real democracy in this country.
at the time that
From this reading For democracy is crowd rule, and the crowd is a baby when it isn't a savage.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet we have no real democracy in this country.
