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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 A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
age
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
appear
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
Bavaria
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
Bayswater
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
blow
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
circumstance
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From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
circumstances
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From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
Clara
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
critics
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
deadly
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
extreme
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From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
feet
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
fettered
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
few
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
fifty
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
fortunate
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From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
found
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From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
general
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From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
hailed
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
hitherto
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
house
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
limited
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From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
lines
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
literary
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From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
lived
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
magazines
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
mid-Victorian
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From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
Middle-aged
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From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
modernity
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From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
Mr
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From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
muse
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
narrow
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
new
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
Pargent's
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From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
perhaps
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From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
Poet
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From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
poetry
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
public
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From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
reputation
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From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
Richard
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From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
school
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
shackles
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
sister
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
sixty
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
spite
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From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
Square
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
surroundings
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From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
tall
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From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The general public found them incomprehensible, which was perhaps a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Pargent’s reputation.
time
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
type
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
typically
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From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
ultra-artistic
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
unequal
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From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
very
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From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Middle-aged Poet Mr. Richard Pargent’s public was a very limited one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, in spite of Mr. Pargent’s extreme literary modernity, his surroundings and circumstances were typically mid-Victorian.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His age was between fifty and sixty, and he lived with his sister Clara in a tall, narrow house in Bavaria Square, Bayswater.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A few lines of type, of unequal length, would appear from time to time in one of the ultra-artistic magazines, and would be hailed by critics of the new school as yet another deadly blow at the shackles which have hitherto fettered the feet of the muse of poetry.
