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1908
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
1909
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
1911
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
1913
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
8
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
academic
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
admirers
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
all
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
author
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
belongs
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
Book
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
borné
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
century
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
Chancellor's
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
children
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
competitor
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
contain
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
contemplated
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
contemporary
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
Criticism
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
crowned
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
days
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
development
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
distinguishing
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
Edition
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
English
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
escaped
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
Essay
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
exception
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
exist
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
F'cap
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
far
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
felicitated
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
forgiven
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
Form
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
further
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
gifted
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
Handmade
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
highly
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
Historical
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
honour
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
included
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
intellectual
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
interesting
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
intolerable
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
Japanese
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
late
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
lectures
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
Limited
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
Magdalen
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
most
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
newspapers
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
nurturing
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
only
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
others
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
Oxford
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
paltry
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
Paper
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
parsley
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
Poems
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
possible
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
Prize
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
Prose
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
Published
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
range
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
Ravenna
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
reports
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
reprinting
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
Rise
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
Ruskin
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
Second
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
seeing
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
shows
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
style
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
suffered
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From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps Magdalen, which has never forgiven herself for nurturing the author of _Ravenna_, may be felicitated on having escaped the further intolerable honour that she might have suffered by seeing crowned again with paltry academic parsley the most highly gifted of all her children in the last century.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
unsuccessful
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
untrustworthy
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From this reading Of the lectures, I have only included those which exist, so far as I know, in manuscript; the reports of others in contemporary newspapers being untrustworthy.
Vellum
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
Victorian
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
vo
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
volume
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From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
wide
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
Wilde's
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From this reading It belongs to Wilde’s Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor’s English Essay Prize.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _First Published in Book Form_ (_Limited Edition on _1908_ Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Second Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) _1909_ _Third Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1911_ _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _1913_ WITH the exception of the _Poems in Prose_ this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting.
work
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
writers
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From this reading _The Rise of Historical Criticism_ is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least _borné_ of all the late Victorian writers, with the possible exception of Ruskin.
