Sentence:  Nothing was too small to <WSD>receive</WSD> attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.