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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abode
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adjective
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affectation
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I began to revolve, dazzled, in a circle of painters and musicians who, without the least affectation, spelt Art with the majuscule; indeed, it never occurred to them that people existed who would spell it otherwise.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I believe I had scarcely heard the adjective "beautiful" applied to anything whatever, save confections like Gounod's "There is a green hill far away."
applied
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appreciative
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Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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artists
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
away
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beautiful
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beauty
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From this reading I had lived in a world where beauty was not mentioned, seldom thought of.
began
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believe
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Chelsea
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circle
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compelled
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confections
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dazzled
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enabled
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existed
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far
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forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
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friends
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good
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Gounod's
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green
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
heard
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hill
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ideals
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
indeed
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe I had scarcely heard the adjective "beautiful" applied to anything whatever, save confections like Gounod's "There is a green hill far away."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I began to revolve, dazzled, in a circle of painters and musicians who, without the least affectation, spelt Art with the majuscule; indeed, it never occurred to them that people existed who would spell it otherwise.
least
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like
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lived
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majuscule
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mentioned
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musicians
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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name
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nearly
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never
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had lived in a world where beauty was not mentioned, seldom thought of.
occurred
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
offices
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was compelled to set to work on the reconstruction of nearly all my ideals.
otherwise
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painters
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Palazzo
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people
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quarters
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reconstruction
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revolve
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Rezzonico
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saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I believe I had scarcely heard the adjective "beautiful" applied to anything whatever, save confections like Gounod's "There is a green hill far away."
scarcely
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seldom
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set
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some
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spell
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spelt
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take
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I began to revolve, dazzled, in a circle of painters and musicians who, without the least affectation, spelt Art with the majuscule; indeed, it never occurred to them that people existed who would spell it otherwise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I began to revolve, dazzled, in a circle of painters and musicians who, without the least affectation, spelt Art with the majuscule; indeed, it never occurred to them that people existed who would spell it otherwise.
There
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From this reading I believe I had scarcely heard the adjective "beautiful" applied to anything whatever, save confections like Gounod's "There is a green hill far away."
thought
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From this reading I had lived in a world where beauty was not mentioned, seldom thought of.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
up
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From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I believe I had scarcely heard the adjective "beautiful" applied to anything whatever, save confections like Gounod's "There is a green hill far away."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I had lived in a world where beauty was not mentioned, seldom thought of.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Through the good offices of my appreciative friends who had forgotten the name of the Palazzo Rezzonico, I was enabled to take up my quarters in the abode of some artists at Chelsea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I began to revolve, dazzled, in a circle of painters and musicians who, without the least affectation, spelt Art with the majuscule; indeed, it never occurred to them that people existed who would spell it otherwise.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I began to revolve, dazzled, in a circle of painters and musicians who, without the least affectation, spelt Art with the majuscule; indeed, it never occurred to them that people existed who would spell it otherwise.
work
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From this reading I was compelled to set to work on the reconstruction of nearly all my ideals.
world
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I began to revolve, dazzled, in a circle of painters and musicians who, without the least affectation, spelt Art with the majuscule; indeed, it never occurred to them that people existed who would spell it otherwise.
