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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 There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
acceptance
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
all
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
allegiance
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
artificialities
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
aside
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
better
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From this reading I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
century
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
curious
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
deliverance
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
doubt
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From this reading I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
eighteenth
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
enough
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
epoch
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
Europe
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
fact
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
falter
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
fetters
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
fit
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
form
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
formality
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From this reading I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
formlessness
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From this reading I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
frauds
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
instinctive
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From this reading I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
lay
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
light
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From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
liked
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
lived
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
long-shut
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From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
manacles
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
moment
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
more
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
most
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
much
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
nature
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From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
new
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
off
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
pains
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
permanently
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
persuaded
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
poetry
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
polite
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
Pope
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From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
Probably
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
put
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
realize
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From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
really
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
small
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
stop
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
studio-work
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From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
then
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
There
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From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
tried
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From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
up
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From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
way
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was a light of nature in them, and this must have been what pleased me, so long-shut up to the studio-work of Pope.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But strangely enough I did not falter in my allegiance to him, or realize that here in this free form was a deliverance, if I liked, from the fetters and manacles which I had been at so much pains to fit myself with.
worthier
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From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Probably nothing would then have persuaded me to put them off permanently, or to do more than lay them aside for the moment while I tried that new stop and that new step.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In fact I lived over in my small way the epoch of the eighteenth century in which these curious frauds found polite acceptance all over Europe, and I think yet that they were really worthier of acceptance than most of the artificialities that then passed for poetry.
