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1889
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
account
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
altogether
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
always
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
any
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
appeared
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
artist-life
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
Atlantic
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
back
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
best
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
birth
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
call
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
certain
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
clear
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
Co
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
comes
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
concussion
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
consciousness
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
difficult
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
doing
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
dramatic
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
easily
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
effect
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
enjoyed
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
fact
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
fail
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
fatherless
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
fiction
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
finger
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
form
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
further
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
furthest
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
general
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
germ
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
give
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
glimmers
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
growth
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
happy
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
idea
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
identification
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
impression
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
inordinately
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
intended
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
interest
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
involves
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
January
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
like
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
Limited
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
London
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
lucid
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
MacMillan
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
Martin's
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
measure
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
moment
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
Monthly
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
months
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
motherless
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
Muse
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
one's
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
origin
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
out
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
paid
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
particular
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
picture
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
practically
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
present
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
prime
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
productive
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
profess
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
profit
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
proper
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
put
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
recognise
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
recover
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
remembered
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
remembrance
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
respect
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
secured
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
several
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
sharp
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
some
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From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
sort
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
St
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
straight
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
Street
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
succeeded
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
terms
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From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I make out from furthest back is that I must have had from still further back, must in fact practically have always had, the happy thought of some dramatic picture of the "artist-life" and of the difficult terms on which it is at the best secured and enjoyed, the general question of its having to be not altogether easily paid for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
Tragic
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
twelve
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
unacknowledged
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
unregistered
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
vagueness
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From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
vision
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From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I fail to recover my precious first moment of consciousness of the idea to which it was to give form; to recognise in it--as I like to do in general--the effect of some particular sharp impression or concussion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of _The Tragic Muse_, which appeared in the _Atlantic Monthly_ again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately, several months beyond its proper twelve.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I call such remembered glimmers always precious, because without them comes no clear vision of what one may have intended, and without that vision no straight measure of what one may have succeeded in doing.
work
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From this reading If it be ever of interest and profit to put one's finger on the productive germ of a work of art, and if in fact a lucid account of any such work involves that prime identification, I can but look on the present fiction as a poor fatherless and motherless, a sort of unregistered and unacknowledged birth.
