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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 REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
all
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
arch
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
artist
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
ARTIST'S
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attention
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
best
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
caricaturist
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From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
catch
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
CHICAGO
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COMPANY
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conceive
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
control
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From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
corrupt
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
defeat
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
devil
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
DRAWINGS
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
ENGRAVED
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enthrall
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
equally
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
even
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
evil
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
exclusive
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From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
eye
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
fasten
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fully
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
hard
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
harder
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From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
humorous
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From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
imagination
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
knows
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
literature
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
make
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
meets
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
music
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
NEW
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From this reading REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
once
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
oratory
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
ORIGINAL
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From this reading REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
painting
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From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
pen
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From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
phase
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From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
pictorial
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
pictures
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
power
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
press
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From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
probably
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From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
PROCESS
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From this reading REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
quarters
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
quicken
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
ready
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
reason
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
remains
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
REPRODUCED
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From this reading REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
resigned
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
said
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
Satan
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From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
secular
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From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
service
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From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
slave
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
sought
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
soul
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
SPECTROTYPE
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From this reading REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
spirit
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVED BY THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.
There
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
tried
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From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
tunes
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
well
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From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
Wesley
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is probably no phase of art which Satan has tried harder to control than that of painting.
why
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From this reading Charles Wesley once said, “There is no reason why the devil should have all of the best tunes,” and it is equally hard to conceive why he should have all of the best pictures.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He has sought to corrupt literature, music and oratory, but even if he meets defeat in each of these quarters, he will be fully resigned, if it remains in his power, to make the pictorial artist his ready slave; for well the arch spirit of evil knows that it is pictures that catch the eye, fasten the attention, quicken the imagination and enthrall the soul.
years
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From this reading For years and years the pen of the caricaturist was in the exclusive service of the secular and humorous press.
