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Chapter I
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There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass. The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Books are well written, or badly written.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.”
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
From this reading “There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.”
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading “The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.”
the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
From this reading “The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.”
impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
From this reading “The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
(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 That is all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Books are well written, or badly written.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Books are well written, or badly written.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Books are well written, or badly written.
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From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
a period of 100 years
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
a special situation
From this reading There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Books are well written, or badly written.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Books are well written, or badly written.
