10,000
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From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
1908
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From this reading 1908.
5,000
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From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
536
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From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Story _of_ Wage-Slavery _in_ Massachusetts.
amendedadjectiveUS /əˈmendɪd/
of legislation
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
CalfnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading _The_ Worship _of The_ Golden Calf.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
corporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading _The_ Worship _of The_ Golden Calf.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Story _of_ Wage-Slavery _in_ Massachusetts.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
MassachusettsnounUS /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A Story _of_ Wage-Slavery _in_ Massachusetts.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
negligencenounUS /ˈneɡlədʒəns/
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
a brief written record
From this reading NOTE.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
Oatman
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From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The_ Worship _of The_ Golden Calf.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
PITTSFIELDnounUS /ˈpɪtsfild/
a town in western Massachusetts
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
PrinternounUS /ˈprɪntər/
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
Sheldon
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From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Story _of_ Wage-Slavery _in_ Massachusetts.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The_ Worship _of The_ Golden Calf.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
Wage-Slavery
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From this reading A Story _of_ Wage-Slavery _in_ Massachusetts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
William
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From this reading _By Charles Sheldon French._ PITTSFIELD, MASS.: William J. Oatman, Printer, 536 North Street.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading _The_ Worship _of The_ Golden Calf.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Since Chapter VIII was written Massachusetts law has been so amended that $10,000, instead of $5,000, may now be collected for a human life lost through the negligence of a railroad or street railway corporation.
