Chapter II

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From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.

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From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

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From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

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From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

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From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A large majority affiliates with the same church.

plural of “affiliate” — a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization

From this reading A large majority affiliates with the same church.

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “arrest” — the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

exert pressure on someone through threats

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “boundary” — the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

possessive form of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading A large majority affiliates with the same church.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading The force is composed largely of men of one nationality or of their descendants.

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

past form of “consist” — originate

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

clearly characterized or delimited

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

destructive of morale and self-reliance

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading The force is composed largely of men of one nationality or of their descendants.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

most powerful or important or influential

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “driver” — the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

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From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “fee” — a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “fine” — money extracted as a penalty

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading The force is composed largely of men of one nationality or of their descendants.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

inflected form of “levy” — impose and collect

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.

plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading A large majority affiliates with the same church.

the force of workers available

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.

people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation

From this reading The force is composed largely of men of one nationality or of their descendants.

the event of being born

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The force is composed largely of men of one nationality or of their descendants.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The force is composed largely of men of one nationality or of their descendants.

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From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

plural of “patrolman” — a policeman who patrols a given region

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the act of punishing

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the act of refusing

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

Identical; not different.

From this reading A large majority affiliates with the same church.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

make square

From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

a government tax on imports or exports

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.

a solemn statement made under oath

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The force is composed largely of men of one nationality or of their descendants.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The Police Force of the City of Chicago consisted on December 31st, 1897, of 3,594 men, of which number 2,298 were first-class patrolmen, the remainder being officers, sergeants, clerks, drivers and patrol-wagon men.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE POLICE FORCE--ITS STRENGTH--COMPOSITION--POWER DOMINATING--DUTIES OF DEFINED--POPULATION OF CHICAGO--NATIVITY OF--POLICE ENEMIES OF CIVIL SERVICE--DEMORALIZING EFFECT--TARIFF ON CRIME--RATES ON GAMBLING HOUSES, ETC.--PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO PAY--INSTANCES OF POLICE RATES--METHOD OF COLLECTION--HABITS OF POLICEMEN--SOME ARE "HOLD UP" MEN--BLACKMAIL LEVIED--LAW DEPARTMENT--ARRESTS IN 1897-- POLICE FIX BOUNDARIES FOR CRIME--CHIEF'S TESTIMONY--ANALYSIS OF ARRESTS IN 1897 IN SECOND POLICE PRECINCT--IN CITY AT LARGE--DIVISION OF FEES AND FINES WITH MAGISTRATES--POLICE COURTS, CORRUPT--COST OF POLICE FORCE.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The number of square miles of territory embraced within the city limits was, and is, 186.4.