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1858
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
accurate
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
acquired
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
Alfred
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
all
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
also
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
Amusing
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
any
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
artistic
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
artists
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
attribute
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
bears
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
brother
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
came
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
career
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
century
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
certain
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
champion
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
Claude
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
coined
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
considerable
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
contributes
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
critic
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
dates
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
days
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
derided
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
died
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
Edited
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
Edouard
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
element
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
Empire
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
enough
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
Ernest
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
error
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
established
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
extremely
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
fervent
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
few
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
France
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
French
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
friend
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
fully
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
genius
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
illustrative
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
impressionism
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
indeed
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
influence
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
junior
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
known
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
L'Œuvre
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
lapsed
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largely
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later
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
latter
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
leftnounUS /left/
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
lived
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
M
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
made
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
Manet
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mark
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master
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
MASTERPIECE
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masterpieces
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measure
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
mere
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
Monet
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
more
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
necessary
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
nineteenth
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
notoriety
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novelist
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
novels
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
often
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
only
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
Open-air
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original
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others
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
own
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
painful
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painters
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
Paris
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Parisian
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particular
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
pathetic
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
period
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phases
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
Preface
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
rather
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
real
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
reap
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
recognised
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
recognition
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
regarded
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
represents
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
respect
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
revolutionary
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
Rougon-Macquart
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
school
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
sculptors
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
Second
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
see
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
series
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
Some
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
story
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
strikingly
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
stronger
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
suggested
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
term
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
then
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
times
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
title
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
triumph
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From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
Vizetelly
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Manet died before his genius was fully recognised; still he lived long enough to reap some measure of recognition and to see his influence triumph in more than one respect among his brother artists.
way
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From this reading Indeed, few if any painters left a stronger mark on the art of the second half of the nineteenth century than he did, even though the school, which he suggested rather than established, lapsed largely into mere impressionism--a term, by the way, which he himself coined already in 1858; for it is an error to attribute it--as is often done--to his friend and junior, Claude Monet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
widely
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
work
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
works
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From this reading Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic, a fervent champion of that ‘Open-air’ school which came into being during the Second Empire, and which found its first real master in Edouard Manet, whose then derided works are regarded, in these later days, as masterpieces.
years
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From this reading Edited, With a Preface, By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly ‘HIS MASTERPIECE,’ which in the original French bears the title of _L’Œuvre_, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire.
Zola's
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From this reading Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels--a series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain dates--but it also represents a particular period of M. Zola’s own career and work.
