used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
BethnounUS /beθ/
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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without doubt or question
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
ConstantinenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəntiːn/
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
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criticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
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criticismnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
E-book
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
EditedadjectiveUS /ˈedətəd/
improved or corrected by critical editing
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a division of the United Kingdom
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about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
set up or found
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
FranksnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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HERFORD
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Juliet
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immediately past
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creative writing of recognized artistic value
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Litt
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engage in
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a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
not any; not one
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
others
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From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
OwingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
an amount of time
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
phasenounUS /feɪz/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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samplesnounUS /ˈsæmpəlz/
plural of “sample” — a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
SutherlandnounUS /ˈsʌðərlənd/
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
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takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading In the following pages my aim has been to sketch the development of criticism, and particularly of critical method, in England; and to illustrate each phase of its growth by one or two samples taken from the most typical writers.
how something is done or how it happens
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the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have in no way attempted to make a full collection of what might be thought the most striking pieces of criticism to be found in our literature.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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the act of creating written works
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
a late time of life
From this reading Owing to the great wealth of such writing produced during the last sixty years, it is clearly impossible to give so complete a picture of what has been done in this period as in others.
