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1908
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25
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
admirers
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But should you do so you must blame the editor, and not those who so patiently assisted him, the proof readers, the printers, or the publishers.
any
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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assisted
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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author
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author's
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bibliography
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blame
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But should you do so you must blame the editor, and not those who so patiently assisted him, the proof readers, the printers, or the publishers.
capacity
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career
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collected
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commission
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concluding
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criticise
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day
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desultory
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detect
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detractors
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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edition
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editions
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editor
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error
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escaped
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From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
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exception
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fragmentary
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friendship
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general
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greatest
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From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But should you do so you must blame the editor, and not those who so patiently assisted him, the proof readers, the printers, or the publishers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The concluding volume of any collected edition is unavoidably fragmentary and desultory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
knowledge
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libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
library
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literary
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looknounUS /look/
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marvellous
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But should you do so you must blame the editor, and not those who so patiently assisted him, the proof readers, the printers, or the publishers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
omission
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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particular
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patiently
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place
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points
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presents
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printers
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proof
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publishers
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readers
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regard
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From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But should you do so you must blame the editor, and not those who so patiently assisted him, the proof readers, the printers, or the publishers.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
Sincerely
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From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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Some
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From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
tendency
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From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But should you do so you must blame the editor, and not those who so patiently assisted him, the proof readers, the printers, or the publishers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
trust
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type
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unavoidably
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unrivalled
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various
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view
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volume
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volumes
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whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But should you do so you must blame the editor, and not those who so patiently assisted him, the proof readers, the printers, or the publishers.
Wilde
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Since these volumes are sure of a place in your marvellous library I trust that with your unrivalled knowledge of the various editions of Wilde you may not detect any grievous error whether of taste or type, of omission or commission.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Some day, however, I look forward to your bibliography of the author, in which you will be at liberty to criticise my capacity for anything except regard and friendship for yourself.--Sincerely yours, May 25, 1908.
