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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 I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
all
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I do not think any man ought to live by an art.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
any
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From this reading I do not think any man ought to live by an art.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I do not think any man ought to live by an art.
artist
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From this reading Most of all, the artist himself feels this.
avouched
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
bread
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I do not think any man ought to live by an art.
confusion
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
daily
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think any man ought to live by an art.
earned
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
economic
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
exception
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
exercise
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
feel
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
feels
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From this reading Most of all, the artist himself feels this.
fitness
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
grotesque
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Most of all, the artist himself feels this.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
impious
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
instinctive
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
live
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From this reading I do not think any man ought to live by an art.
living
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
man
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
man's
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
midst
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
money
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
Most
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From this reading Most of all, the artist himself feels this.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think any man ought to live by an art.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
once
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
otherwise
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
people
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
picture
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
poem
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
privilege
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
profane
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
proven
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
provide
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
results
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From this reading A man's art should be his privilege, when he has proven his fitness to exercise it, and has otherwise earned his daily bread; and its results should be free to all.
sense
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
society
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
statue
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
taking
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
There
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From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is an instinctive sense of this, even in the midst of the grotesque confusion of our economic being; people feel that there is something profane, something impious, in taking money for a picture, or a poem, or a statue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
warrant
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
willingness
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
work
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From this reading I think that every man ought to work for his living, without exception, and that when he has once avouched his willingness to work, society should provide him with work and warrant him a living.
