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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 The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
adopt
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From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
American
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From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
AMERICANISM
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From this reading AMERICANISM IN FICTION.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
article
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
called
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
Census
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
comment
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
composed
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From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
conception
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From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
consent
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Contemporary
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From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
create
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From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
criticism
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From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
devoted
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
Digests
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
doubt
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From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
employed
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From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
essays
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
examination
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
FICTION
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From this reading AMERICANISM IN FICTION.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
hand
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
Histories
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMERICANISM IN FICTION.
indicate
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From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
lately
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
line
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
Literature
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From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
London
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
loose
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From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
materials
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From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
mentioned
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
monthly
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
novels
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
occasionally
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
only
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From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
other
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
poetry
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
possessed
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From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
productions
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
provided
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From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
Records
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
remaining
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
Review
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
Review's
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Saturday
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
seem
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From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
sense
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From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
State
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
Statistical
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
suspected
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
term
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From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The term "Literature" has, no doubt, come to be employed in a loose sense.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
three-fourths
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
titles
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
two-column
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
use
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From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
used
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
volumes
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
way
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Contemporary criticism will have it that, in order to create an American Literature, we must use American materials.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
works
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From this reading The London _Saturday Review_ has (or used to have until lately) a monthly two-column article devoted to what it called "American Literature," three-fourths of which were devoted to an examination of volumes of State Histories, Statistical Digests, Records of the Census, and other such works as were never, before or since, suspected of being literature; while the remaining fourth mentioned the titles (occasionally with a line of comment) of whatever productions were at hand in the way of essays, novels, and poetry.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This would seem to indicate that we may have--nay, are already possessed of--an American Literature, composed of American materials, provided only that we consent to adopt the _Saturday Review's_ conception of what literature is.
