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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
authorities
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From this reading They degrade the classics into authorities.
beauties
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
Beauty
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From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
bludgeons
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From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
case
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
checking
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From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
classics
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From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
country
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From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
defects
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
degrade
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From this reading They degrade the classics into authorities.
development
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From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
drama
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From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
expression
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From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
fact
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From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
forms
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From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They degrade the classics into authorities.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
means
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From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
new
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From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
object
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From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
obvious
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
plays
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
preventing
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From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
progress
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From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
public
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
really
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
saw
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From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
see
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
Shakespeare
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From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in the case of Shakespeare it is quite obvious that the public really see neither the beauties nor the defects of his plays.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
use
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From this reading The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If they saw the beauties, they would not object to the development of the drama; and if they saw the defects, they would not object to the development of the drama either.
