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Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure. BY MR OSCAR WILDE. “_RENGAINES!_” Pall Mall Gazette, Feb. 21st, 1885. Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.”
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading “Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.”
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From this reading 21st, 1885.
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From this reading 21st, 1885.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MR OSCAR WILDE.
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From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading “_RENGAINES!_” Pall Mall Gazette, Feb.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading “_RENGAINES!_” Pall Mall Gazette, Feb.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading “_RENGAINES!_” Pall Mall Gazette, Feb.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading BY MR OSCAR WILDE.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading BY MR OSCAR WILDE.
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From this reading “_RENGAINES!_” Pall Mall Gazette, Feb.
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From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_RENGAINES!_” Pall Mall Gazette, Feb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Four hundred copies on small quarto paper, and one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper, have been printed of this brochure.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
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From this reading BY MR OSCAR WILDE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind.
