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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 public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
academic
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
ago
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
always
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
came
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
certain
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From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
City
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
Commons
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
Constitution
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
Contracts
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From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
controllers
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
cows
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
critics
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
debentures
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
Departments
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
didn't
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
diverse
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
editor
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
enough
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From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
fools
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
forty
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
galloping
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
Government
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From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
groove
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
House
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
ill-informed
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
imaginary
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
issue
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
kindly
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
knew
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
like
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
matter
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
names
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
new
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
now
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
obviously
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
opposition
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
owner
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
pasture
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
power
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
proved
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
public
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
Purse
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
made less worried or afraid
From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
Rotor
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
run
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
said
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
Service
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
talked
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
talking
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
terms
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
there
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
thoroughly
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
together
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
Treasury
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
two
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
variously
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
very
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
voluble
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
Watchdog
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Government Contracts were enough to make certain of that.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
willingly
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From this reading The public came after those debentures very kindly, very willingly; as kindly and willingly as cows galloping into a new pasture.
working
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
world
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From this reading The House had left them alone as a matter of course, and the Service Departments were thoroughly reassured; now that--as their controllers knew--the two great names of the Rotor world were working together.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
wrong
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From this reading The critics were voluble, as they always are; diverse, as they always are; variously ill-informed--and, in the issue, proved quite wrong.
years
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From this reading Those who had said that there would be opposition in the House were obviously wrong; they didn’t know what they were talking about; they were thinking in terms of an imaginary House of Commons long ago: old-fashioned academic fools like the editor (and owner) of _The City_, who had run in their groove for forty years and still talked of the “Constitution,” “the Watchdog at the Treasury,” “the great spending departments,” “the power of the Purse.”
