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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 _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
abreast
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
apparent
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From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
aux
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
auxiliaries
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
bear
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From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
book
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From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
Brother
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
change
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From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
communicate
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contention
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From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
correspondents
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
Councillor
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Crystal
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
Dames
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days
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
department
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From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
difficulty
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From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
dorg's
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
effort
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
English
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
floor
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
Forgetful
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
French
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
frequently
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
German
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
ghost
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
give
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From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
graduates
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
How
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
illustrations
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From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
journalism
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From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
justice
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
literature
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
man
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
met
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From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
migrants
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
migration
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
modern
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
most
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From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
new
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
newspaper
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From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
night's
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
office
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From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
old
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
Other
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
out
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From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
Palace
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
paste
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
perhaps
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From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
Place
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
Plymouth
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
presentation
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
provincial
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regime
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From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
scissors
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
seriously
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From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
Some
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
spite
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
story
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
sub-editor
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
sub-editors
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From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
Suggestions
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
Summary
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
taken
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From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bear out my contention, that journalism is beginning to be taken seriously.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is, perhaps, in this department of a newspaper office that the change from the old _regime_ is most apparent.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
Town
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
universities
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
vocal
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
well
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
work
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From this reading _The old and the new--The scissors and paste auxiliaries--A night’s work--“A dorg’s life”--How to communicate with the third floor--A modern man in the old days--His migration--Other migrants--Some provincial correspondents--Forgetful of a Town Councillor--The Plymouth Brother as a sub-editor--A vocal effort--“Summary” justice--Place aux Dames--A ghost story--Suggestions of the Crystal Palace--The presentation._
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
write
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From this reading IT would give me no difficulty to write a book about sub-editors with illustrations from those whom I have met.
young
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From this reading The young sub-editors are frequently graduates of universities; but, in spite of this, most of them are well abreast of French and German as well as English literature.
