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1896
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
1897
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
1898
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
advisable
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
Algernon
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
all
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
America
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
aroused
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From this reading By that time public sentiment as aroused by the newspapers would have had time to cool.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
attempted
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
battle
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
bill
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
Chicago
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
city
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
closing
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
Co
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
Commonwealth
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
concerned
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
continue
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
convene
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
cool
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From this reading By that time public sentiment as aroused by the newspapers would have had time to cool.
Cowperwood
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
decided
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
fall
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
far
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
favorable
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
final
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
financial
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
forces
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
Frank
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
Gotloeb
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
governor
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
group
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
Haeckelheimer
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
Illinois
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
incoming
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
indeed
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
influence
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
inimical
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
installed
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
interests
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
labors
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
late
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
legislature
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
Marauder
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
months
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
new
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
newspapers
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From this reading By that time public sentiment as aroused by the newspapers would have had time to cool.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
once
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
original
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
particularly
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
public
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From this reading By that time public sentiment as aroused by the newspapers would have had time to cool.
public-service-commission
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
representatives
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
represented
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
sentiment
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From this reading By that time public sentiment as aroused by the newspapers would have had time to cool.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
spring
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
state
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
States
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
struggle
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From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
subsurface
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
succeeded
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
summer
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
Swanson
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
United
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
various
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From this reading Already through various favorable financial interests--particularly Haeckelheimer, Gotloeb & Co. and all the subsurface forces they represented--he had attempted to influence the incoming governor, and had in part succeeded.
vetoed
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
witnessed
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From this reading A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth The spring and summer months of 1897 and the late fall of 1898 witnessed the final closing battle between Frank Algernon Cowperwood and the forces inimical to him in so far as the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and indeed the United States of America, were concerned.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When in 1896 a new governor and a new group of state representatives were installed Cowperwood decided that it would be advisable to continue the struggle at once.
year
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From this reading By the time this new legislature should convene for its labors a year would have passed since Governor Swanson had vetoed the original public-service-commission bill.
