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Chapter XXVII
I have not done with gratis suggestions yet. We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador. That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows. For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world. But not at present salaries!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
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From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
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From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
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From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
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From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not at present salaries!
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From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
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From this reading I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
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From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
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From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But not at present salaries!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But not at present salaries!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
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From this reading I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
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From this reading That lofty rank endows its possessor with several times as much influence, consideration, and effectiveness as the rank of minister bestows.
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From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
at the time that
From this reading We made a great deal of valuable advance when we instituted the office of ambassador.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.
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From this reading For the sake of the country's dignity and for the sake of her advantage commercially, we should have ambassadors, not ministers, at the great courts of the world.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have not done with gratis suggestions yet.
