Chapter X · Chapter 10

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

have an effect upon

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

plural of “attache” — a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

of surpassing excellence

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

past form of “class” — arrange or order by classes or categories

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

inflected form of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

plural of “criticism” — disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

perceptible by the senses or intellect

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

divisible by two

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

plural of “exponent” — a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

the organ of sight

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

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From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

an iconic mental representation

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

the quality of having little or no significance

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

an occurrence of something

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading NATURAL RELIGION.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

plural of “originator” — someone who creates new things

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

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From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

existing or coming before

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

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From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

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From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

bringing about salvation or redemption from sin

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading NATURAL RELIGION.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

plural of “reviewer” — someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

express in words

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

a general conscious awareness

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

and nothing more

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

express in speech

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

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From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

maintained at length without interruption or weakening

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

interact in a certain way

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

under normal conditions

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

precisely as stated

From this reading "The very image of Wordsworth," says De Quincey, for instance, "as I prefigured it to my own planet-struck eye, crushed my faculties as before Elijah or St. Paul."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

(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 It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

during the time that

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

in the company of; together with

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading How was it that poems so simple in outward form that the reviewers of the day classed them with the _Song of Sixpence_, or at best with the _Babes in the Wood_, could affect a critic like De Quincey,--I do not say with admiration, but with this exceptional sense of revelation and awe?

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading It will have been obvious from the preceding pages, as well as from the tone of other criticisms on Wordsworth, that his exponents are not content to treat his poems on Nature simply as graceful descriptive pieces, but speak of him in terms usually reserved for the originators of some great religious movement.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The explanation of this anomaly lies, as is well known, in something new and individual in the way in which Wordsworth regarded Nature; something more or less discernible in most of his works, and redeeming even some of the slightest of them from insignificance, while conferring on the more serious and sustained pieces an importance of a different order from that which attaches to even the most brilliant productions of his contemporaries.