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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 THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
abound
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
abuse
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From this reading But here we have only to deal with that one particular abuse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
also
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
APOLLO
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
artist
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
bewilderment
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
certificate
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
CHILDREN
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
confusion
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criticism
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
day
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
deal
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From this reading But here we have only to deal with that one particular abuse.
differentiation
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
enough
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
error
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
exceedingly
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
false
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
finer
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
fruitful
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
generic
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
genuine
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But here we have only to deal with that one particular abuse.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here we have only to deal with that one particular abuse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
instance
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
irritate
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
kind
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
male
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
man
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
mere
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
misuse
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
modern
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
only
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From this reading But here we have only to deal with that one particular abuse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
painter
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
parallels
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
particular
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From this reading But here we have only to deal with that one particular abuse.
phrases
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
poet
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
qualifications
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
re-enforcing
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
refer
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
regretfully
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
rhetoric
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rhetorician
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rhymer
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sentimentalist
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
source
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special
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
spurious
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
substitution
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
taken
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
there
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From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
true
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
use
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
verse
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF APOLLO 'He is a _true_ poet,' or 'He is a _genuine_ artist,' are phrases which irritate one day after day in modern criticism.
widespread
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From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The widespread confusion with the poet of the rhetorician and sentimentalist in verse, and again of the mere rhymer without even rhetoric, not to refer to finer differentiation of error, is also a fruitful source of bewilderment.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One had thought that 'poet' and 'artist' were enough; but there must be a need, we regretfully suppose, for these re-enforcing qualifications; and there can be but the one, that the false in each kind do so exceedingly abound, that none can be taken as genuine without such special certificate.
word
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From this reading The misuse of the word has parallels: for instance, the spurious generic use of the word 'man' for 'male,' the substitution of 'artist' for 'painter.'
