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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 The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
afternoon's
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
Andalusia
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
any
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
apparently
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
appreciation
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
aptly
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
arouse
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
begun
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
best
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
bound
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
BOW
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From this reading THE WIZARD OF THE BOW.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
called
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
concert-hall
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
considered
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
critical
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
crowded
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
day
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
elect
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
endure
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
Endymion
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
entered
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
excess
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
fails
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
fatigue
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
FEEL
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
fetters
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
frequently
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
hand
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
hearing
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
heart-whole
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
house
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
impulsive
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
instinctively
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
interest
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
Italian
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
languidly
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
latest
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
means
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
Mendelssohn's
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
million
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
miss
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
numbers
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WIZARD OF THE BOW.
often
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
Only
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
orchestra
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
orchestral
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
Orpheus
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
out
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
people
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
performance
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
poets
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
popular
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
prejudice
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
probably
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
programme
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
rather
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
really
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
reason
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
response
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
shown
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
Spain
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
special
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
suggestive
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
Symphony
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From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIZARD OF THE BOW.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
tolerant
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
true
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
understood
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
vulgar
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From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For, be it understood by the critical elect, that the heart-whole appreciation of the million is by no means so "vulgar" as it is frequently considered,--it is the impulsive response of those who, not being bound hand and foot by any special fetters of thought or prejudice, express what they instinctively FEEL to be true.
whole
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
why
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
willing
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From this reading The house was crowded to excess; numbers of people were standing, apparently willing to endure a whole afternoon's fatigue, rather than miss hearing the Orpheus of Andalusia,--the "Endymion out of Spain," as one of our latest and best poets has aptly called him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they entered the concert-hall, the orchestra had already begun the programme of the day with Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony.
WIZARD
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From this reading THE WIZARD OF THE BOW.
work
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From this reading Only a languidly tolerant interest was shown in the orchestral performance,--the "Italian" Symphony is not a really great or suggestive work, and this is probably the reason why it so often fails to arouse popular enthusiasm.
