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academic
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
accused
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But even such tests are personal and relative.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
approach
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But even such tests are personal and relative.
Arnold
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
artists
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From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
beats
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But even such tests are personal and relative.
called
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
cathedra
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From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
come
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From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
devotion
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
even
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From this reading “But even such tests are personal and relative.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
ex
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From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
foisted
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From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
force
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
grand
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
irresistible
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From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
most
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From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
narrow
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
near
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From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
never
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From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
one's
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From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
peculiar
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
personal
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From this reading “But even such tests are personal and relative.
perverting
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
race
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
readers
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From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
relative
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From this reading “But even such tests are personal and relative.
says
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
Some
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From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
style
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “But even such tests are personal and relative.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
test
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
tests
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From this reading “But even such tests are personal and relative.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are not to be foisted on one’s readers as anything ‘ex cathedra’.
vain
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
vulgarity
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From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
way
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One such test is the test of what has been called ‘the grand style’—that grand style against which, as Arnold says, the peculiar vulgarity of our race beats in vain!
winning
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From this reading Some most winning and irresistible artists never come near it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
writer
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From this reading I do not suppose I shall be accused of perverting my devotion to the ‘grand style’ into an academic ‘narrow way,’ through which I would force every writer I approach.
