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an alarm bell or signal (from Old French)

218

that the slaveholders’ rebellion was to sound the tocsin for a general holy war of property against labor

—p.218 VII. Looking Forward (182) by W.E.B. Du Bois
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that the slaveholders’ rebellion was to sound the tocsin for a general holy war of property against labor

—p.218 VII. Looking Forward (182) by W.E.B. Du Bois
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(verb) to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation / (verb) violate betray

318

he told the crowd that Lincoln had been traduced when alive,

—p.318 VIII. Transubstantiation of a Poor White (237) by W.E.B. Du Bois
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he told the crowd that Lincoln had been traduced when alive,

—p.318 VIII. Transubstantiation of a Poor White (237) by W.E.B. Du Bois
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(adjective) of, relating to, or constituting a portent / (adjective) eliciting amazement or wonder; prodigious / (adjective) being a grave or serious matter / (adjective) self-consciously solemn or important; pompous / (adjective) ponderously excessive

344

the United States in 1867 took a portentous forward step in democracy

—p.344 IX. The Price of Disaster (325) by W.E.B. Du Bois
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the United States in 1867 took a portentous forward step in democracy

—p.344 IX. The Price of Disaster (325) by W.E.B. Du Bois
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(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension

663

In many of the states, the matter was left in abeyance

—p.663 XV. Founding the Public School (637) by W.E.B. Du Bois
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In many of the states, the matter was left in abeyance

—p.663 XV. Founding the Public School (637) by W.E.B. Du Bois
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