used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
Angelo
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From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
Benvenuto
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From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
CellininounUS /tʃeˈliːni/
Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
Condivi
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the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
the event of dying or departure from life
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feelings of ardent love
From this reading FULLER.--DEVOTION TO HER FAMILY.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
a social unit living together
From this reading FULLER.--DEVOTION TO HER FAMILY.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
FULLERnounUS /ˈfʊlər/
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading FULLER.--DEVOTION TO HER FAMILY.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
GoethenounUS /ɡoʊθ/
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
GROTON
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
HARRIET
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FULLER.--DEVOTION TO HER FAMILY.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
impulsionnoun
a force that moves something along
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
Margaret's
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From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
MARTINEAU
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an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
a formally arranged gathering
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(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
a form of address for a man
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to a great degree or extent
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
multifariousadjective
having many aspects or qualities
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
as might be expected
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
others
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From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
Quatremère
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From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
QuincynounUS /ˈkwɪnsi/
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
RaphaelnounUS /ˌrɑːfaɪˈel/
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
REMOVALnounUS /rɪˈmuːvəl/
the act of removing
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a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
STUDIESnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
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a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Vasarinoun
Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574)
From this reading In her multifarious reading she gave much time to the literature of art, and in those days had read everything that related to Michael Angelo and Raphael, Quatremère de Quincy, Condivi, Vasari, Benvenuto Cellini, and others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
in the company of; together with
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which would naturally have led her far in the direction in which this great master gave her so strong an impulsion.
