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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 They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
adequately
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From this reading They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
almost
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
always
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From this reading It is not always the fault of the critics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
any
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
authors
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
beseech
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
best
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
book
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From this reading They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
Canon
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
confesses
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
country
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
criticisms
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
critics
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
deal
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From this reading They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
disabuse
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
essential
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
experience
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
fairly
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From this reading They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
Farrar
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
fault
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From this reading It is not always the fault of the critics.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
honestly
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From this reading They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
imagined
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not always the fault of the critics.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
literary
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
literature
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
many
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
mischievous
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not always the fault of the critics.
notion
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
often
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From this reading They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
profit
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
profited
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
progress
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
sometimes
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From this reading They sometimes deal honestly and fairly by a book, and not so often they deal adequately.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
universal
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
way
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From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
world
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From this reading Canon Farrar confesses that with the best will in the world to profit by the many criticisms of his books, he has never profited in the least by any of them; and this is almost the universal experience of authors.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would beseech the literary critics of our country to disabuse themselves of the mischievous notion that they are essential to the progress of literature in the way critics have imagined.
XIII
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From this reading XIII.
