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Chapter VIII
Perhaps I am wrong. Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing. For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy. Compare him with the other painters of his day. He was a child in comparison with them.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps I am wrong.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a child in comparison with them.
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From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
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From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Perhaps I am wrong.
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From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
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From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
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From this reading He was a child in comparison with them.
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From this reading Compare him with the other painters of his day.
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From this reading He was a child in comparison with them.
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From this reading Compare him with the other painters of his day.
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From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
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From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Compare him with the other painters of his day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I am wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
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From this reading Compare him with the other painters of his day.
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From this reading Compare him with the other painters of his day.
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From this reading Perhaps I am wrong.
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From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
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From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was a child in comparison with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
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From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a child in comparison with them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For we know that he never acquired it in the art to which he dedicated all but the surplus of his energy.
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From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Compare him with the other painters of his day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
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From this reading Perhaps Whistler would never, in any case, have acquired the professional touch in writing.
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From this reading Perhaps I am wrong.
