1904
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From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
AlbanynounUS /ˈɔːlbəni/
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
Astoria
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From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
bein
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From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
billnounUS /bɪl/
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
bribedverbUS /braɪbd/
past form of “bribe” — make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
CavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
CitizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
commander-in-chiefnoun
the officer who holds the supreme command
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
ConsolidatedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɑːlədeɪtəd/
joined together into a whole
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
defeatedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfiːtəd/
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
didn't
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From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading The fact is that I was workin' for my district all this time, and I wasn't bribed by nobody.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
don't
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From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
eighty-cent
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From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
everybody's
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From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is that I was workin' for my district all this time, and I wasn't bribed by nobody.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
GrabverbUS /ɡræb/
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
honornounUS /ˈɑːnər/
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
I've
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From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
insnounUS /ɪnz/
an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/
an occurrence of something
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is that I was workin' for my district all this time, and I wasn't bribed by nobody.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
legislatorsnounUS /ˈledʒəsleɪtərz/
plural of “legislator” — someone who makes or enacts laws
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The fact is that I was workin' for my district all this time, and I wasn't bribed by nobody.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading The fact is that I was workin' for my district all this time, and I wasn't bribed by nobody.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
outsnounUS /aʊts/
plural of “out” — (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
Remsen
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From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
SenatenounUS /ˈsenət/
assembly possessing high legislative powers
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
senatorsnounUS /ˈsenətərz/
plural of “senator” — a member of a senate
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
SINCEprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
supportersnounUS /səˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “supporter” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
talkin
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From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The fact is that I was workin' for my district all this time, and I wasn't bribed by nobody.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The fact is that I was workin' for my district all this time, and I wasn't bribed by nobody.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
UnionnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The papers kept up a howl about all the supporters of the bill bein' bought up by the Consolidated Gas Company, and the Citizens' Union did me the honor to call me the commander-in-chief of the "Black Horse Cavalry."
votedverbUS /ˈvoʊtɪd/
past form of “vote” — express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
From this reading For instance, when I voted in the Senate in 1904, for the Remsen Bill that the newspapers called the "Astoria Gas Grab Bill," they didn't do a thing to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SINCE the eighty-cent gas bill was defeated in Albany, everybody's talkin' about senators bein' bribed.
wasn't
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From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
workin
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From this reading The fact is that I was workin' for my district all this time, and I wasn't bribed by nobody.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, I wasn't in the Senate last session, and I don't know the ins and outs of everything that was done, but I can tell you that the legislators are often hauled over the coals when they are all on the level I've been there and I know.
