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Chapter XXXIII
IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved. My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here. “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say. There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know. We don’t touch on scandals in high life.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.”
apart from; not including
From this reading ““We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We don’t touch on scandals in high life.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.”
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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 There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
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From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
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From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
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From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
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From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
apart from; not including
From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
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From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
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From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
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From this reading We don’t touch on scandals in high life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
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From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We don’t touch on scandals in high life.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
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From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
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From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
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From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
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From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading We don’t touch on scandals in high life.
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From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
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From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
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From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
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From this reading There’s nothing to be said about the rich or religious in a derogatory sense: they’re all right in so far as we know.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading My city editor, cool, speculative, diplomatic soul, soon instructed me as to the value of news and its limitations here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We don’t touch on labor conditions except through our labor man,” he told me, “and he knows what to say.
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From this reading IN the meantime I was going about my general work, and an easy task it proved.
