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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 In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
alarming
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From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
Appenzelder
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From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
bear
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From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
bordering
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
boy
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From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
cared
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
choir
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From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
desire
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
effect
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
Emperor
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From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
enjoy
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
es
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
especially
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
exquisite
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
fact
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
favourable
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
foolish
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From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
Granvelle
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From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
hoped
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
hour
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
hours
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
how
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
intention
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
intolerable
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From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
meal
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From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
medicine
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
melancholy
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
midnight
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From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
monarch
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
mood
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From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
motet
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
music
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
noon
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
o'clock
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From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
orchestra
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From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
pain
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
pulchra
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
ready
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From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
received
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From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
regarded
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
relinquished
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
resentful
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
sad
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
several
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
showing
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
sing
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From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
sister
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
slight
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
some
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From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
soprano
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
spent
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
sunset
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From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
surprise
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
ten
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From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
things
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From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
thoughts
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after sunset Appenzelder received the order to have the boy choir sing before the Emperor.
too
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
Tu
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
undutiful
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
visited
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From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
voice
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From this reading In fact, he, too, regarded it as medicine, and hoped especially for a favourable effect from the exquisite soprano voice in the motet "Tu pulchra es."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the noon hour, which the monarch had spent alone, thoughts so sad, bordering upon melancholy, had visited him, although for several hours he had been free from pain, that he relinquished his resentful intention of showing his undutiful sister how little he cared for her surprise and how slight was his desire to enjoy music.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He still had some things to look over with Granvelle, but the orchestra and the boy choir must be ready by ten o'clock.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it not have been foolish to bear this intolerable, alarming mood until the midnight meal?
