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1894
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
1895
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
300
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
absence
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
anxious
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
appeared
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
April
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
archetype
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
aware
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
Beerbohm
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
behaviour
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
Book
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
brilliant
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
case
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
certainty
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
change
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
connection
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
contribute
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
copies
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
Cosmetics
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
date
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
Decadent
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
Defence
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
difficult
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
distributed
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
duly
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
ears
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
Edition
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
essay
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
explanation
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
fact
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
famous
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
favour
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
founding
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
friends
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
general
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
happening
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
held
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
hitherto
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
impending
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
impossible
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
Japan
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
just
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
limited
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
literary
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
London
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
made
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
Max
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
movement
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
Nineties
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
number
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
organs
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
Oscar
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
periodicals
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
probabilities
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
public
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
published
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
recklessness
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
Savoy
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
say
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
scandal
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
see
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
significant
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
some
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From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
spring
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is difficult not to see some connection between the remarkable absence of Wilde’s name from these periodicals and the fact that this brilliant essay on him was never published.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
type
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
unpublished
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
Vellum
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
very
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
way
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
whole
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From this reading It is significant that Oscar Wilde, the archetype of the Decadent Nineties, did not contribute either to _The Yellow Book_ or _The Savoy_, which were the literary organs of that whole movement.
Wilde
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From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
Wilde's
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whether this change was made because of the impending Wilde scandal it is, of course impossible to say with certainty, but the probabilities favour this explanation.
written
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
year
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From this reading The Wilde case did not come to the ears of the general public until the spring of 1895, just one year after the founding of _The Yellow Book_, but literary London was aware of what was happening long before that date, and already in 1894 Wilde’s friends were very anxious about the recklessness of his behaviour.
Yellow
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 300 copies printed from type on Japan Vellum, and the type distributed._ This hitherto unpublished essay was written by Max Beerbohm for the first number of _The Yellow Book_, but it was held over to make way for his famous _Defence of Cosmetics_, which duly appeared in April, 1894.
