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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 A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
America
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From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
Americans
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From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
artist
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
artists
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From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
atmosphere
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From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
begun
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From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
belief
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
brood
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
certain
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
country
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From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
destined
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down
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From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
enduring
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
existence
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
far
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From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
forth
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
grow
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From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
guide
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
humble
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
interpret
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
just
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From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
less
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From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
light
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
machine-made
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From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
material
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From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
meaning
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
more
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
multiple
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
necessary
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
now
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From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
only
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From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
own
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
patient
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
perfections
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From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
quickly
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From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
shed
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
show
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
skating
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From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
spiritual
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
strike
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From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
success
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From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
surface
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From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
terms
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From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think that Americans have only just begun to believe in themselves as artists, but that this belief is now destined to grow quickly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
tremendous
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From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
truths
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
underlying
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From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
vision
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From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The time has come when she will brood, and interpret more and more the underlying truths, and body forth an art which shall be a spiritual guide, shed light, and show the meaning of her multiple existence.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The time has come when she will strike down, think less in terms of material success and machine-made perfections.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A certain humble and yet patient and enduring belief in himself and his own vision is necessary to the artist.
