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With us, it is exactly the contrary. As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there. That, however, is not the most important side of the question. Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate. His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.”
every person
From this reading “As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “That, however, is not the most important side of the question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That, however, is not the most important side of the question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.
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From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.
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From this reading His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.
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From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
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From this reading With us, it is exactly the contrary.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
one or the other of two
From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
every person
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading With us, it is exactly the contrary.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading That, however, is not the most important side of the question.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.
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From this reading That, however, is not the most important side of the question.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With us, it is exactly the contrary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With us, it is exactly the contrary.
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From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
not any; not one
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That, however, is not the most important side of the question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That, however, is not the most important side of the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That, however, is not the most important side of the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His answer is sure to be, "I cannot afford it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, however, is not the most important side of the question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With us, it is exactly the contrary.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With us, it is exactly the contrary.
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From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the District of Columbia elects no one, everybody living in Washington officially is more or less expatriated, and the social life it offers is a poor substitute for the circle which most families leave to go there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With us, it is exactly the contrary.
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From this reading Go to any great lawyer of either New York or Chicago, and propose sending him to Congress or the Senate.
