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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 He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
abatement
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
abdication
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
act
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
adoption
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
any
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
appeal
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From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
application
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
armour-proof
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From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
artist
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From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
artist's
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
attitude
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
became
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
brook
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
capital
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
case
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
comparable
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
conception
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
conduct
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
consentingly
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
consistency
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
covering
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
days
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
dealings
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
defeat
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
defence
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
early
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
ease
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
easily
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
edge
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
entire
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
essentially
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
exclusion
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
fathomless
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
favourably
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
felt
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From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
govern
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
grain
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
ground
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
Immense
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
imperturbable
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
inch
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
incur
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
intellectual
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
lost
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
mean
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
most
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
natural
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
nature
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
occasions
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
other
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
particular
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From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
principle
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
private
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
promised
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
prompt
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
publicly
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
rate
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From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
sacrifice
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From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
self
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
settled
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
single
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
spiritual
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From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
succeed
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
suffer
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
surely
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was at any rate the case for the particular artist and the particular nature he felt himself, armour-proof as they became against the appeal of sacrifice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The artist's serenity, by this conception, was an intellectual and spiritual capital that must never brook defeat--which it so easily might incur by a single act of abdication.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
thus
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From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
truth
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
well-nigh
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From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He lost himself on these occasions both by a natural ease and by his early adoption and application of the principle of the imperturbable, which promised even from those days to govern his conduct well-nigh to the exclusion of every other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Immense every ground thus became by its covering itself from edge to edge with the defence of his serenity, which, whatever his fathomless private dealings with it, was never consentingly, I mean publicly, to suffer a grain of abatement.
work
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
yielding
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From this reading We were to know surely as time went on no comparable case of consistency of attitude--no other such prompt grasp by a nature essentially entire, a settled sovereign self, of the truth of what would work for it most favourably should it but succeed in never yielding the first inch of any ground.
