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accepted
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
agreements
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
all
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
ambition
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
associations
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
biggest
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From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
bribe
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
bribes
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From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
business-world
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From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
capitalist
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
class
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
club
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
controlled
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
crude
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From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
dress-suit
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
elsewhere
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
families
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
far
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
financial
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From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
four
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
gentlemen's
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
important
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
incorruptible
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
Journalism
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
labor-leaders
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
mean
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From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
merely
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From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
methods
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
mortgages
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From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
most
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
otherwise
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
owned
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From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
owners
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From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
pressure
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
second
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From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
solidarity
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
subtle
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These same bribes are passed in the business-world, and are the biggest bribes of all.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
thousand
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
ties
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From this reading I do not mean merely that the owners are owned by mortgages, and such crude financial ties.
understandings
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From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They are owned by ambition, by pressure upon their families, by club associations, by gentlemen’s agreements, by the thousand subtle understandings which make the solidarity of the capitalist class.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The second of the methods by which our Journalism is controlled is by far the most important of all the four.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
written
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From this reading I have written elsewhere of labor-leaders, otherwise incorruptible, who have accepted “the dress-suit bribe.”
