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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 Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
absolutely
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
acting
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
actress
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
all
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
author
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author's
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
banned
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
Bernhardt
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Bernhardt's
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
Biblical
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
cannot
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
Censor
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
chance
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consequent
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Continents
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
convey
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From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
curiosity
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
diction
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
discussion
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
downfall
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
DRAMAS
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
end
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
English
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
eyelids
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From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
eyes
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From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
finally
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
French
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
greatest
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
how
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
identified
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
inception
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
Jewess
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
less
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
Madame
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
methods
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
mole's
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From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
most
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
once
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From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
only
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
originally
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
peculiar
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
performed
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
perhaps
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
picture
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From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
play
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
plays
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
produced
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provoked
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
public
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
realise
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
ROMANTIC
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
SALOME
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
Salome's
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
Sarah
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
speech
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From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
stay
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
studied
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
superficially
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
Tetrarch
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From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
then
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
tragedy
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From this reading Never perhaps has a play, at its inception, had less of a chance than this Biblical tragedy written for a French Jewess (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) banned by the English Censor and only produced after the disgrace and consequent downfall of its author.
translated
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
two
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
undoubtedly
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
Why
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From this reading Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole's eyes under his shaking eyelids?" convey at once a picture of the actress in the part.
Wilde's
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From Salome's first speech to the end of the play we realise how the little part was absolutely identified in the author's mind with the actress he had written it for.
words
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From this reading To anyone who has studied, however superficially, Madame Bernhardt's peculiar methods of diction and acting, the words in the first speech--"I will not stay, I cannot stay.
written
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From this reading THE ROMANTIC DRAMAS "SALOME" Of all Wilde's plays the one that has provoked the greatest discussion and most excited the curiosity of the public is undoubtedly "Salome," which, written originally in French and then translated into English, has finally been performed in two Continents.
