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1778
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
abuse
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
AGE
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
all
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
Antique
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
artists
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
Basire
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
Blake
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
Bond
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
British
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
Burlington
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
COMING
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
encourage
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
finished
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
go
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
high
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
House
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
immediately
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
impelled
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
Institution
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
joined
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
keep
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
lay
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
leaving
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
Moser
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
Mr
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
new
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From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
once
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
out
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
Palace
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From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
patronize
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
pleasure
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
presently
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
quarters
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From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
relax
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
revolutionary
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From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
Royal
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
School
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
self-respect
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
sense
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
Somerset
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From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
Street
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From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
studied
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From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We go, impelled by a sense of high duty; but we presently relax and take our pleasure in Bond Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
then
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
turn
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From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
turned
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From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Blake, on leaving Basire, immediately joined the Academy and studied in the Antique School under Mr Moser.
waiting
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From this reading The Royal Academy was turned out of Somerset Palace and was still waiting to turn into its new quarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
year
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From this reading COMING OF AGE AND MARRIAGE The Royal Academy is a British Institution which we all patronize once a year, and then abuse that we may keep our self-respect.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In 1778 Bond Street did not lay itself out to encourage revolutionary artists, and Burlington House was not yet finished.
