adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
abstractverbUS /æbˈstrækt/
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
admitsverbUS /ədˈmɪts/
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
artsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No picture is exactly like the original; nor is a picture good in proportion as it is like the original.
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
blood-vessels
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From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
BrobdingnagianadjectiveUS /ˌbrɔːbdɪɡˈnæɡiən/
huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
contemplateverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
DiversitynounUS /dɪˈvɜːrsɪti/
noticeable heterogeneity
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
errornounUS /ˈerər/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading No picture is exactly like the original; nor is a picture good in proportion as it is like the original.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
Gulliverproper nounUS /ˈɡʌl.ɪ.vər/
The famous literary traveler who journeyed to Lilliput and Brobdingnag.
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
imitationnounUS /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
imperfectadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
impliesverbUS /ˌɪmˈplaɪz/
third-person singular of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading No picture is exactly like the original; nor is a picture good in proportion as it is like the original.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
microscopenounUS /ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/
magnifier of the image of small objects
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No picture is exactly like the original; nor is a picture good in proportion as it is like the original.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading No picture is exactly like the original; nor is a picture good in proportion as it is like the original.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
paintsnounUS /peɪnts/
plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
peeressnoun
a woman of the peerage in Britain
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading No picture is exactly like the original; nor is a picture good in proportion as it is like the original.
poresnounUS /pɔːrz/
plural of “pore” — any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
principlenounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəl/
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading No picture is exactly like the original; nor is a picture good in proportion as it is like the original.
reasonings
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From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
transferverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Diversity, it is said, implies error: truth is one, and admits of no degrees.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We answer, that this principle holds good only in abstract reasonings.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we talk of the truth of imitation in the fine arts, we mean an imperfect and a graduated truth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Sir Thomas Lawrence paints a handsome peeress, he does not contemplate her through a powerful microscope, and transfer to the canvas the pores of the skin, the blood-vessels of the eye, and all the other beauties which Gulliver discovered in the Brobdingnagian maids of honour.
