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From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
(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 We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he turned away.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And he turned away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
bettersnounUS /ˈbetərz/
plural of “better” — something superior in quality or condition or effect
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
give a benediction to
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Not worth the canvas it’s painted on.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
criticsnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪks/
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he turned away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
it's
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From this reading Not worth the canvas it’s painted on.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not worth the canvas it’s painted on.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not worth the canvas it’s painted on.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
coated with paint
From this reading Not worth the canvas it’s painted on.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
having a point
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
RuskinnounUS /ˈrʌskɪn/
British art critic (1819-1900)
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
for a short time
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
summedverbUS /sʌmd/
inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not worth the canvas it’s painted on.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
in the direction of
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And he turned away.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
at the time that
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
in or at the place that
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
which person or people
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading We who have been taught to see, not wholly but in part, may laugh at our betters who, when he first appeared, could see nothing at all; but our virtue is acquired.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “God bless me, I wonder where that came from.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Not worth the canvas it’s painted on.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading * * * * * His attitude towards critics is summed up in the short but pointed article written in December, 1878, shortly after the Ruskin suit, and called “Art and Art Critics.”
