Chapter XXXI · The Press and Public Welfare

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading It is only in the editorial columns that any other idea is suggested.

any thing at all

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

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From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

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From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

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From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading It is only in the editorial columns that any other idea is suggested.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading It is only in the editorial columns that any other idea is suggested.

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From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

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From this reading It is only in the editorial columns that any other idea is suggested.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

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From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

not any; not one

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading It is only in the editorial columns that any other idea is suggested.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading It is only in the editorial columns that any other idea is suggested.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading It is only in the editorial columns that any other idea is suggested.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

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From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is only in the editorial columns that any other idea is suggested.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

at the time that

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

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From this reading “We are not in business for our health,” is the formula whereby this matter is summed up in the “business-office” of our newspapers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As a result of the operation of all these forces, we have a class-owned press, representing class-interests, protecting class-interests with entire unscrupulousness, and having no conception of the meaning of public welfare.

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From this reading These words may seem extreme, but I mean them to be taken literally.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading When our press says “the public,” it means the property-owning class, and if in a newspaper-office you should assume it meant anything else, you would make yourself ridiculous.