Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

recognized or made known or admitted

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

later than; following

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

serving as an essential component

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

for the most part

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

fill with distaste

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Would Racine find a place in the picture at all?

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

arranged into groups

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

a base hit on which the batter scores a run

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

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From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

an iconic mental representation

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Would Racine find a place in the picture at all?

French classical painter (1780-1867)

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

cause to come to know personally

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

and nothing more

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

used to form the superlative

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

violating or tending to violate or offend against

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

coated with paint

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

an artist who paints

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

by chance

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

another word for person; a person not meriting identification

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Would Racine find a place in the picture at all?

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)

From this reading Would Racine find a place in the picture at all?

on the contrary

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

past form of “relent” — give in, as to influence or pressure

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

a person who represents others

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

from a time in the past until now

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

interact in a certain way

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

cut short in duration

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

precisely as stated

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a _part_ of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of _King Lear_ just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

at the time that

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

which person or people

From this reading But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France?

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exception--Shakespeare.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advanced--though perhaps chiefly from a sense of duty--to the very steps of the central throne.