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12th
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From this reading May 12th, 1908.
1908
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From this reading May 12th, 1908.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
annul
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
any
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
apparently
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
assurance
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
author
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
bequeathed
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
censured
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
commission
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
contended
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
contending
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
deceased
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
decided
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From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
difficulties
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
disappointments
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
dramatic
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
edition
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From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
editor
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
eight
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
endless
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
err
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From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
errors
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
friend's
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
friends
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
friendship
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
genuine
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From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
identified
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From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
include
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From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
indiscretion
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
kindness
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
later
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
literary
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
management
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
many
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 12th, 1908.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
omission
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
only
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
Oscar
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
place
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
property
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
side
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From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
sooner
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From this reading The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
uniform
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From this reading I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine.
valued
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
venture
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
volume
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
why
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
Wilde's
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
works
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From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
writings
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years
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From this reading The apparently endless difficulties against which I have contended, and am contending, in the management of Oscar Wilde's literary and dramatic property have brought me many valued friends; but only one friendship which seemed as endless; one friend's kindness which seemed to annul the disappointments of eight years.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is why I venture to place your name on this volume with the assurance of the author himself who bequeathed to me his works and something of his indiscretion.
