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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 You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
abuser
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
aestheticism
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
all
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
any
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
avantage
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
C'est
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
created
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
creation
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
critic
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
criticism
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culture
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From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
de
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
doubt
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
en
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
fait
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
faut
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
gain
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
Gilbert
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
grande
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
heard
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From this reading You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
hold
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
hundred
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From this reading You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
il
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
judge
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
knowing
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
knowledge
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
listened
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From this reading You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
mais
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
more
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
Mr
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
mystery
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
n'avoir
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
ne
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
only
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
pas
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
Patience
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From this reading You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
piquant
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
place
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From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
quality
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
rien
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
satire
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
subject
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From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
subjects
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
things
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From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is only through the mystery of creation that one can gain any knowledge of the quality of created things.
times
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
une
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
Well
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From this reading Well, I think that the first duty of an art critic is to hold his tongue at all times, and upon all subjects: C'est une grande avantage de n'avoir rien fait, mais il ne faut pas en abuser.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And criticism--what place is that to have in our culture?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have listened to Patience for a hundred nights and you have heard me only for one.
