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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 _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
abatement
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
adoption
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From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
annihilate
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
assessment
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
attention
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From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
bad
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
Birds
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
bribe
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
chief
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From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
connected
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From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
coroner
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
Councillor
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
Councillor's
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
enemy
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
Errors
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
example
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
feather
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
fixed
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
gloom
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
gross
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
Guardian
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
handbook
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He may either puff a man into a reputation, or puff him out of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
hospitality
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
huff
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
important
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
inadequate
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
insult
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He may either puff a man into a reputation, or puff him out of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
justice
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
Law
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
lion
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
man
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From this reading He may either puff a man into a reputation, or puff him out of it.
March
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
mayor-maker
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
most
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From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
much
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
needed
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
neglect
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From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
newspaper
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From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
nuisance
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
Oh
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
omission
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
out
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From this reading He may either puff a man into a reputation, or puff him out of it.
outburst
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
persistent
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From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
person
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
placard
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
popularity
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
possible
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
power
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
provincial
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From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
puff
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
rate
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
reported
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
reporters
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
reporting
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From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
reputation
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
say
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
second
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From this reading He may do so by the adoption of either of two systems: the first is persistent attention, the second is persistent neglect.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
staff
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From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
subdivision
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
Summary
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
systems
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
testimony
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
too
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From this reading It is not too much to say that it is in his power to make or to annihilate the reputation of a Town Councillor, or even a Poor Law Guardian.
Town
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
Two
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
usually
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From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
verbatim
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
warm-hearted
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From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _An important person--The mayor-maker--Two systems--The puff and the huff--“Oh that mine enemy were reported verbatim!”--Errors of omission--Summary justice--An example--The abatement of a nuisance--The testimony of the warm-hearted--The fixed rate--A possible placard--A gross insult--Not so bad as it might have been--The subdivision of an insult--An inadequate assessment--The Town Councillor’s bribe--Birds of a feather--A handbook needed--An outburst of hospitality--Never again--The reporters “gloom”--The March lion--The popularity of the coroner._
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE chief of the reporting staff is usually the most important person connected with a provincial newspaper.
