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The New Machiavelli
The New Machiavelli

Chapter XXVIII

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For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.
Shoesmith responded to my first advances.
We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.
We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.
But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The New Machiavelli

Chapter XXVIII

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.
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Shoesmith responded to my first advances.
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We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.
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We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.
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But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.”

Council noun US /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Shoesmith responded to my first advances.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.”

Ourselves pronoun US /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.”

All words in this reading · 91

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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 For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

able

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From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

advances

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From this reading Shoesmith responded to my first advances.

all

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

Blue

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From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

Britten

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

character

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

claim

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From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

co-operations

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

collect

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

collectively

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From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

colour

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From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

constitute

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

control

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

councilnounUS /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

create

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

Crupp

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

decided

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

decisions

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

definite

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

deliberations

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

editorial

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

effectively

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

Esmeer

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Shoesmith responded to my first advances.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

forthwith

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

Gane

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

general

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

group

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

guests

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

including

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

less

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

Lord

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

lunch

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

lunches

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

marked

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

From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

meet

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

men

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

more

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Shoesmith responded to my first advances.

Neal

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

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

nucleus

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

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

paper

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

responded

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From this reading Shoesmith responded to my first advances.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

set

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

Shoesmith

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From this reading Shoesmith responded to my first advances.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

sorts

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From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

speakers

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

spoke

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From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

sustain

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

Toryism

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From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

Tuesday

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

two

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

wanted

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From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

Weeklies

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From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

weekly

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

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading But our lunches were open to all sorts of guests, and our deliberations were never of a character to control me effectively in my editorial decisions.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

wonderfully

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From this reading For a time I seemed quite wonderfully able to do whatever I wanted to do.

work

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

wrapper

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From this reading We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

writers

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.

younger

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From this reading We decided to create a weekly paper as our nucleus, and Crupp and I set to work forthwith to collect a group of writers and speakers, including Esmeer, Britten, Lord Gane, Neal, and one or two younger men, which should constitute a more or less definite editorial council about me, and meet at a weekly lunch on Tuesday to sustain our general co-operations.