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Pierre Grassou

Chapter I

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To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?
Since 1830, the true Salon no longer exists.
The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.
In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.
Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pierre Grassou

Chapter I

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?
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Since 1830, the true Salon no longer exists.
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The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.
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In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.
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Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.”

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

Choose noun US /choose/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.”

Whenever conjunction US /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading “To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?”

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1830

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

Affectionate

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

Artillery

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

artists

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From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

assault

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From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

Author

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

awarded

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

choicest

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

choosenounUS /choose/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

conferred

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

creations

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

crown

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

days

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

Esteem

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

exhibited

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

exhibition

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

exists

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From this reading Since 1830, the true Salon no longer exists.

galleries

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

gone

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

highest

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

honor

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

hundred

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

Lieutenant-Colonel

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

longer

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From this reading Since 1830, the true Salon no longer exists.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

Louvre

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From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

maintained

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From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

masterpiece

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Since 1830, the true Salon no longer exists.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

only

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

other

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

over-crowded

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

painting

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

paintings

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

Periollas

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

populace

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From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

presented

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

public

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

revolution

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

sadness

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

Salon

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From this reading Since 1830, the true Salon no longer exists.

sculpture

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

seized

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

selected

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

sense

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

serious

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

sight

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

taken

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From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

Testimony

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

there

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From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

true

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From this reading Since 1830, the true Salon no longer exists.

two

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

uneasiness

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

unseen

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From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Among the two hundred selected paintings, the public could still choose: a crown was awarded to the masterpiece by hands unseen.

weariness

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading In other days, when the Salon presented only the choicest works of art, it conferred the highest honor on the creations there exhibited.

WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The Louvre has again been taken by assault,--this time by a populace of artists who have maintained themselves in it.

works

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From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Periollas, As a Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of the Author, Whenever you have gone to take a serious look at the exhibition of works of sculpture and painting, such as it has been since the revolution of 1830, have you not been seized by a sense of uneasiness, weariness, sadness, at the sight of those long and over-crowded galleries?