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From this reading [Quotes lines (322-401) of _The Idiot Boy_.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
bestowedverbUS /bɪˈstoʊd/
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
a youthful male person
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deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/
properly deserved
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
evinceverbUS /ɪˈvɪns/
give expression to
From this reading With what spirit the story is told, our extract will evince.
excellencenounUS /ˈeksələns/
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
extractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
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the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
FlemishnounUS /ˈflemɪʃ/
an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
ten 10s
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
IdiotnounUS /ˈɪdiːət/
a person of subnormal intelligence
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With what spirit the story is told, our extract will evince.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
not any; not one
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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belonging to the speaker and others
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
QuotesnounUS /kwoʊts/
plural of “quote” — a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
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resemblesverbUS /rɪˈzembəlz/
third-person singular of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading With what spirit the story is told, our extract will evince.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading With what spirit the story is told, our extract will evince.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No tale less deserved the labour that appears to have been bestowed upon this.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading With what spirit the story is told, our extract will evince.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
used to ask for information about something
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading With what spirit the story is told, our extract will evince.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With what spirit the story is told, our extract will evince.
worthlessnessnoun
having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
From this reading It resembles a Flemish picture in the worthlessness of its design and the excellence of its execution.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Upon this subject the author has written nearly five hundred lines.
