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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
accomplished
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
age
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From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
agreeable
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
always
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
any
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
applause
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
approaching
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
approbation
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
attained
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From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
attracted
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
better
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From this reading No painter in England was better or more favourably known.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
cheerful
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
commissions
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
comparatively
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From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
constant
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
deal
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
doing
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
early
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From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
emphatically
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
England
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From this reading No painter in England was better or more favourably known.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
far
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
fashion
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
favourably
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From this reading No painter in England was better or more favourably known.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
forced
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
gained
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From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
genius
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
getting
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
gone
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
greater
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
health
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
heights
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From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
hits
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
invariably
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
known
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From this reading No painter in England was better or more favourably known.
large
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
life's
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
made
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
man
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
more
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From this reading No painter in England was better or more favourably known.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
occupation
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No painter in England was better or more favourably known.
painful
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
painter
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From this reading No painter in England was better or more favourably known.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
perfect
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
physical
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
pictures
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
pleasure
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
popular
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
praise
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
prices
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
profession
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From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
progress
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
pudding
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
really
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
reminders
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
share
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
sixty
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From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
successful
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From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
test
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
unduly
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
very
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From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
well
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had never been emphatically the fashion, or made one of those great “hits” which are far from being invariably any test of genius; but his pictures had always been looked for with pleasure, and attracted a large and very even share of popular approbation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a successful man, who had attained at a comparatively early age the heights of his profession, and gained a name for himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a man approaching sixty, but in perfect health, and with no painful physical reminders that he had already accomplished the greater part of life’s journey.
year
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From this reading From year to year, for what was really a very long time, though in his good health and cheerful occupation the progress of time had never forced itself upon him unduly, he had gone on doing very well, getting both praise and pudding--good prices, constant commissions, and a great deal of agreeable applause.
