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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 “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
academic
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
affect
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
ALL
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
Any
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
appears
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From this reading Sometimes it hardly appears as if it were so--yet so it is.
arbiters
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
blind
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
British
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From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
dark-lantern
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
dark-lanterns
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
designated
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
despise
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
destiny
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
ditch
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
dumb
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From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
Empire
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From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
epithets
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
ergo
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
fall
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
falls
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
fateful
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From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
favoured
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
hardly
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From this reading Sometimes it hardly appears as if it were so--yet so it is.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sometimes it hardly appears as if it were so--yet so it is.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
inasmuch
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
influenced
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
knows
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
lead
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
LIKE
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
literature
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
moment
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From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
most
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
mutual-admiration
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
national
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
once
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
ones
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
opinion
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
opprobious
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
pale
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
PATIENCE
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
people
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
PEOPLE'S
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
person
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
popular
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
present
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From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
published
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
run
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
seem
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From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
SHEEP
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
societies
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From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes it hardly appears as if it were so--yet so it is.
stricken
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From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
Sunday
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
Times
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Any person designated as “popular,” or favoured by “the People,” falls at once outside the pale of mutual-admiration societies--_ergo_, is not an academic dark-lantern for the blind to lead the blind, so that both fall into the ditch.
understood
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
very
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
viewed
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
well
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From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sometimes it hardly appears as if it were so--yet so it is.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
words
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From this reading “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP” A PEOPLE’S PATIENCE (_First published in the “Sunday Times”_) The words “people” and “popular,” viewed by academic dark-lanterns of literature, are opprobious epithets.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Though at this present fateful moment of time it would seem that the People of the British Empire are stricken dumb.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it is well understood that those who affect to despise the People and “popular” opinion are the very ones most influenced by both, inasmuch as not one among them but knows that in the long run the People alone are the arbiters of national destiny.
