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Confessions and Criticisms

Chapter II

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NOVELS AND AGNOSTICISM.
The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.
The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.
Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.
The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.
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Confessions and Criticisms

Chapter II

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NOVELS AND AGNOSTICISM.
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The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.
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The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.
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Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.
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The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.”

Virtue noun US /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading “Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.”

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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 Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

agnostic

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

AGNOSTICISM

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From this reading NOVELS AND AGNOSTICISM.

American

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andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

analysis

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

analyst's

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading NOVELS AND AGNOSTICISM.

angelic

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

aristocracy

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

bias

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

character

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

culture

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

definitions

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From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

describe

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double-column

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English

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fiction

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fifty

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forty

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human

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

Ledger

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

libraries

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many

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From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

motives

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From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

New

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

novel

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From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

NOVELS

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From this reading NOVELS AND AGNOSTICISM.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

pages

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From this reading The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

philosophic

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pirated

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From this reading The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.

publishers

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From this reading The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.

Railway

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Readers

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

romance

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

satanic

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

susceptible

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From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The American publishers of Railway libraries think that it is forty or fifty double-column pages of pirated English fiction.

times

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From this reading The novel of our times is susceptible of many definitions.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

triumphant

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

villany

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The aristocracy of culture describe it as a philosophic analysis of human character and motives, with an agnostic bias on the analyst's part.

York

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From this reading Readers of the "New York Ledger" suppose it to be a romance of angelic virtue at last triumphant over satanic villany.