generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
agreementsnounUS /əˈɡriːmənts/
plural of “agreement” — the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
a cherished desire
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
associationsnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
bribenounUS /braɪb/
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
bribesnounUS /braɪbz/
plural of “bribe” — payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
business-world
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From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
capitalistnounUS /ˈkæpətəlɪst/
a conservative advocate of capitalism
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
crudeadjectiveUS /kruːd/
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
dress-suit
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
gentlemen's
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
of great significance or value
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
incorruptibleadjective
incapable of being morally corrupted
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
JournalismnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪzəm/
newspapers and magazines collectively
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
labor-leaders
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
engage in
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
and nothing more
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
methodsnounUS /ˈmeθədz/
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
mortgagesnounUS /ˈmɔːrɡədʒəz/
plural of “mortgage” — a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
in other respects or ways
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
Identical; not different.
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
solidaritynounUS /ˌsɑːləˈderəti/
a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
tiesnounUS /taɪz/
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
understandingsnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋz/
plural of “understanding” — the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
which person or people
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
