1878
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From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
1881
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From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
1882
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From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
1894
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From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
1898
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From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
1908
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From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
1909
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From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
1910
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From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
1911
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From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
1913
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From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
8
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From this reading 8vo_).
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
Désespoir
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From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
EditionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
EditionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
EighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
EleventhadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevənθ/
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
entiretynounUS /ɪnˈtaɪərti/
the state of being total and complete
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
F'cap
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From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
Gaolnoun
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
GreeknounUS /ɡriːk/
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
HandmadeadjectiveUS /ˈhændˈmeɪd/
made by hand or a hand process
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
IssuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
LimitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
Methuen
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From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
NinthnounUS /naɪnθ/
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
omittedverbUS /oʊˈmɪtəd/
inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
PanverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
PapernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
PolishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
PublishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
RavennanounUS /rəˈvenə/
a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
ReadingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
SeventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
SphinxnounUS /sfɪŋks/
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
TenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
TranslationsnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “translation” — a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
TwelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
UncollectedadjectiveUS /ənkəˈlektɪd/
not brought together in one place
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
UniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading _Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of_ 1908, _a few_, _including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish_, _are omitted_.
Vellumnoun
a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
From this reading _First Published_— _Ravenna_ _1878_ _Poems_ _1881_ ,, _Fifth Edition_ _1882_ _The Sphinx_ _1894_ _The Ballad of Reading Gaol_ _1898_ _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited _March 1908_ Editions on Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap.
vo
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From this reading 8vo_).
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Two new poems_, ‘_Désespoir_’ _and_ ‘_Pan_,’_ which I have recently discovered in manuscript_, _are now printed for the first time_.
Wilde'snounUS /waɪldz/
possessive form of “wilde” — Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
From this reading _September 1909_ _Eighth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1909_ _Ninth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1909_ _Tenth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _November 1910_ _Eleventh Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _December 1911_ _Twelfth Edition_ ( ,, ,, ) _April 1913_ _This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of_ 1881 _in its entirety_, ‘_The Sphinx_’, ‘_The Ballad of Reading Gaol_,’ _and_ ‘_Ravenna_.’
