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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
Ages
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all
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ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
any
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appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
artist
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artists
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
arts
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
bore
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carving
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century
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
certain
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
definite
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
don't
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No great artist ever sees things as they really are.
EXPOSURE
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
fantastic
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figures
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form
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
give
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
glass
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No great artist ever sees things as they really are.
grotesque
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From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
illuminated
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From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
imitative
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
mediaeval
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merely
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
metal-work
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Middle
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MSS
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NATURALISM
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
nineteenth
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
ordinary-looking
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From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
particular
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
people
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probably
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From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
produced
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
really
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
reason
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
resemblance
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schools
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
sees
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From this reading No great artist ever sees things as they really are.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
simply
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
stained
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stone
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style
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
styles
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
Surely
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tapestries
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
there
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
things
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From this reading No great artist ever sees things as they really are.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
various
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From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
very
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From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AN EXPOSURE OF NATURALISM After all, what the imitative arts really give us are merely the various styles of particular artists, or of certain schools of artists.
why
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From this reading The Middle Ages, as we know them in art, are simply a definite form of style, and there is no reason at all why an artist with this style should not be produced in the nineteenth century.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were probably very ordinary-looking people, with nothing grotesque, or remarkable, or fantastic in their appearance.
wood
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Surely you don't imagine that the people of the Middle Ages bore any resemblance at all to the figures on mediaeval stained glass, or in mediaeval stone and wood carving, or on mediaeval metal-work, or tapestries, or illuminated MSS.
