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Chapter XVI
GILBERT. The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always. To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability. Æsthetics are higher than ethics.
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
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From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Æsthetics are higher than ethics.
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From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
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From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
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From this reading Æsthetics are higher than ethics.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading GILBERT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
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From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
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From this reading Æsthetics are higher than ethics.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
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From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
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From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Æsthetics are higher than ethics.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antinomian always.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
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From this reading To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Æsthetics are higher than ethics.
