1789
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From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
(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 Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
authenticadjectiveUS /əˈθentɪk/
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
put or send forth
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
cataclysmnounUS /ˈkætəklɪsəm/
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
contrastsnounUS /ˈkɑːntræsts/
plural of “contrast” — the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
distortedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɔːrtəd/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
dramaticadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
fatallyadverbUS /ˈfeɪtəli/
with fatal consequences or implications
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
heightenverbUS /ˈhaɪtən/
become more extreme
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
historicaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
historiesnounUS /ˈhɪstəriz/
plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
immenselyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmensli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
ineffaceable
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From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
inevitablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbli/
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
inexhaustibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbəl/
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
Lamartine
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From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
licensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
manufacturingnounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ/
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
the force of workers available
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
mendaciousadjectiveUS /menˈdeɪʃəs/
given to lying
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
not any; not one
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
pervertverbUS /ˈpɜːrvərt/
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
pictorialadjectiveUS /pɪkˈtɔːriəl/
pertaining to or consisting of pictures
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
poet'snounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
prodigalitynoun
the trait of spending extravagantly
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
reader'snounUS /ˈriːdərz/
possessive form of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
determined
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
RevolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
tableauxnounUS /təˈbloʊ/
plural of “tableau” — a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
Thiers
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From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
truthfulnessnounUS /ˈtruːθfəlnəs/
the quality of being truthful
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
unconsciouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/
without awareness
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Its passion, energy, colour, and vast prodigality of ineffaceable pictures place it undoubtedly at the head of all the pictorial histories of modern times.
ViewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading Viewed as an historical poem, the _French Revolution_ is a splendid creation.
a vivid mental image
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Not that Carlyle was capable of deliberately manufacturing an historical romance in the mendacious way of Thiers and Lamartine.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the dramatic rapidity of its action, and the inexhaustible contrasts of its scenes and tableaux--things which so fatally pervert its truthfulness as authentic history--immensely heighten the effect of the poem on the reader's mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
a late time of life
From this reading But, having resolved to cast the cataclysm of 1789 and the few years before and after it into a dramatic poem, he inevitably, and no doubt unconsciously, treated certain incidents and certain men with a poet's license or with a distorted vision.
