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1753
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1828
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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 Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
acclaimed
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actually
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
admirers
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all
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
also
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
approach
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approached
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
artist
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
arts
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
attracted
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From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
authentic
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
Author
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
BEWICK
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broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
certain
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
character
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
chronicler
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
Contributions
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
curator
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
developments
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
drawing
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
English
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
engraver
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
Engraving
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
engravings
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
episodes
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
esteem
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From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
fact
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
formal
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
genius
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
give
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
graphic
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
great
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
held
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From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
helped
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
History
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
homespun
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From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
inspiration
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
Institution's
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
Jacob
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
Kainen
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
lesson
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
life
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
little
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
made
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
medium
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
modern
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
moral
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
more
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
Museum
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
National
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
native
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
never
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
Note
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
number
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
numerous
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From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
other
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
out
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
overtones
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
path
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
pioneer
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
popular
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
prepared
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
prominence
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
records
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
rustic
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
scenes
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
seem
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
shows
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
Smithsonian
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
social
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
States
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
study
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
SUCCEEDED
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
technological
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
Technology
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
Thomas
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
training
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From this reading The fact that he had no formal training as a wood engraver, and actually never had a lesson in drawing, made his native inspiration seem all the more authentic.
turned
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
typical
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From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
undoubted
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From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
unique
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
United
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little wood engravings which he turned out in such great number were records of typical scenes and episodes, but the artist could also give them social and moral overtones.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Such an approach has attracted numerous admirers who have held him in esteem as an undoubted homespun genius.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
WHY
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
Wood
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From this reading Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving WHY BEWICK SUCCEEDED: _By Jacob Kainen_ _A Note in the History of Wood Engraving_ _Thomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence.
work
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From this reading This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped give his work its unique character._ The Author: _Jacob Kainen is curator of graphic arts, Museum of History and Technology, in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum._ No other artist has approached Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) as the chronicler of English rustic life.
