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1757
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From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
age
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
apparent
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
appears
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
beautiful
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
Blake
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
capable
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
careless
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
close
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From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
contrast
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
curious
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
fantastic
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
genius
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
George
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From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
hopeless
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
II
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From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
incoherence
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
indicate
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
indifference
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
kind
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
language
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
lovely
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
many
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
more
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW VISION.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
often
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
painter
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
pictures
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
poems
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
powerful
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
present
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
reign
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From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
sent
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
simplest
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
Some
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From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
sometimes
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
strange
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
tempted
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW VISION.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
understanding
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
understood
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
utter
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
very
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
VISION
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From this reading THE NEW VISION.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was born in 1757, towards the close of the reign of George II.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some of them are as lovely as they are careless, while many present a curious contrast in the apparent incoherence of the simplest language.
wildness
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From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
William
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Possibly if he had been sent to an age more capable of understanding him, his genius would not have been tempted to utter itself with such a wildness as appears to indicate hopeless indifference to being understood.
wrote
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From this reading William Blake, the painter of many strange and fantastic but often powerful--sometimes very beautiful pictures--wrote poems of an equally remarkable kind.
