Chapter XXXV

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From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

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From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

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

From this reading BENNETT AND THE HERALD.

completing its life cycle within a year

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

plural of “application” — the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)

From this reading BENNETT AND THE HERALD.

possessive form of “bennett” — United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

plural of “buy” — an advantageous purchase

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

the occurrence of a change for the worse

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

grow worse

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

being one more than ten

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

being six more than fifty

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

foreshadow or presage

From this reading BENNETT AND THE HERALD.

possessive form of “herald” — (formal) a person who announces important news

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

subdued or brought low in condition or status

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

ten 10s

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

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

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

possessive form of “kellogg” — United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

something that is lost

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

a large number or amount

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

make too high an estimate of

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

restored to a new condition

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

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

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

not in physical motion

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

past form of “sue” — institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

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

From this reading BENNETT AND THE HERALD.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

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

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

being five more than twenty

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading HUDSON--WAR OF THE MANAGERS UPON THE HERALD--BENNETT HUMBLED--LOSS OF THE HERALD’S PRESTIGE--MONEY--DAMAGE TO BENNETT’S ESTABLISHMENT--THE EDITOR SUED--PEACE BETWEEN THE HERALD AND THE MANAGERS.

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

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

at the time that

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

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

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

during the time that

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading THE AMERICAN MUSEUM LEASE--ITS VALUE--BENNETT OF THE HERALD BUYS IT FOR $200,000--HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY--OVERESTIMATE OF ITS WORTH--MAX MARETZEK--MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG’S ESTIMATE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE--THE POWER BEHIND THE HERALD THRONE--THE HERALD’S INFLUENCE--BENNETT KICKED AND COWHIDED--HIS LAWYER INSISTS UPON MY TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM LEASE--I DECLINE--BENNETT REFUSES MY ADVERTISEMENTS--INTERVIEW WITH MR.

a late time of life

From this reading When the old American Museum burned down, and while the ruins were still smoking, I had numerous applications for the purchase of the lease of the two lots, fifty-six by one hundred feet, which had still nearly eleven years to run.

but in spite of that

From this reading It will be remembered that in 1847 I came back from England, while my second lease of five years had yet three years more to run, and renewed that lease for twenty-five years from 1851 at an annual rental of $10,000.