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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
announcement
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
apparently
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
assassination
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
attempted
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
ban
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
brain
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
busy
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
careful
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
cases
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
Church
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
Church's
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
conjunction
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
consider
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
copy
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
curious
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
days
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
disaffected
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
disease
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
earnest
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
editors
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
effect
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
enough
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
escape
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
events
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
excommunication
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
fallen
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
far
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
favourably
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
feelings
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
flowing
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
followed
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
foregoing
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
granting
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
hereditary
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
home
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
inclined
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
intensified
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
keep
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
King
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
larger
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
making
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
meaning
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
medical
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
minds
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
monarch's
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
more
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
narrow
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
newspapers
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
now
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From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE WAY,--ONE WOMAN!”
opinion
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From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
pardon
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
petitions
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
placed
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
political
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
Pope
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
populace
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
popular
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From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
portion
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
possible
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
pronounced
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
proprietors
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
proved
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
punishment
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
received
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
restraint
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
seeing
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
several
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From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
somewhat
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
Sovereign-ruler
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From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
subjects
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
suffering
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
suitable
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
supervision
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
thousands
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From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
tide
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From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For several days after the foregoing events, the editors and proprietors of newspapers had more than enough ‘copy’ to keep them busy.
treatment
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
two
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
uncertain
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
undercurrent
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By far the larger half were against;--but the ban pronounced upon him by the Pope had the effect of making even this disaffected portion inclined to consider him more favourably,--seeing that the Church’s punishment had fallen upon him, apparently because he had done his duty, as a king, by granting the earnest petitions of thousands of his subjects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
WAY
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From this reading “ONE WAY,--ONE WOMAN!”
ways
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From this reading The tide of popular opinion was now divided into two ways,--for, and against their Sovereign-ruler.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
WOMAN
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From this reading “ONE WAY,--ONE WOMAN!”
worked
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
youth
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From this reading The narrow escape of the King from assassination, followed by his excommunication from the Church, worked a curious effect on the minds of the populace, who were somewhat bewildered and uncertain as to the possible undercurrent of political meaning flowing beneath the conjunction of these two events; and their feelings were intensified by the announcement that the youth who had attempted the monarch’s life,--being proved as suffering from hereditary brain disease,--had received a free pardon, and was placed in a suitable home for the treatment of such cases, under careful restraint and medical supervision.
