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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 It is impossible to conceive a poetical work from which one of them is wholly absent.
absent
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acting
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addressed
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All
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amateur
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Author
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basic
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Brown
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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care
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Company
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complied
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conceive
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copyright
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dedicated
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Dramatic
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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form
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fully
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given
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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imagination
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impossible
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Observation without imagination makes for obviousness; imagination without observation turns into nonsense.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is impossible to conceive a poetical work from which one of them is wholly absent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is impossible to conceive a poetical work from which one of them is wholly absent.
law
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LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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makes
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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nonsense
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From this reading Observation without imagination makes for obviousness; imagination without observation turns into nonsense.
ObservationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Observation and imagination are the basic principles of all poetry.
obviousness
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is impossible to conceive a poetical work from which one of them is wholly absent.
only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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owner
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performance
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permission
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plays
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poetical
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poetry
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present
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principles
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printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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professional
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protected
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public
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publishers
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reading
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requirements
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reserved
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rights
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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turns
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From this reading Observation without imagination makes for obviousness; imagination without observation turns into nonsense.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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wholly
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From this reading It is impossible to conceive a poetical work from which one of them is wholly absent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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work
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written
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