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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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able
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abstruse
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AEWarren
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ago
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all
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
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ancestors
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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blow
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Bohemian
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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care-free
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changed
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childlike
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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critics
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darkness
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delightful
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dozen
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entire
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era
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Etexts
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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explanatory
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expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
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fees
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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German
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Girl
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Gutenberg
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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happened
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happy
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hardly
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hardware
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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illuminateverbUS /ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/
To light up or make clear; to decorate a manuscript with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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instance
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lecture-recitals
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Leit
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many
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Maritana
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Martha
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materials
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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More
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Motive
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Motivs
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musical
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New
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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NOTE
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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operas
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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other
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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permission
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Previous
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product
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Project
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public
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related
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reproduce
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sales
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satisfaction
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scholars
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seems
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single
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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software
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story
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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themes
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themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
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there
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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third-class
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thoroughly
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From this reading These and many other delightful but thoroughly third-class works unfolded themselves as they went along, to the entire satisfaction of a public so unbelievably care-free, happy, thoughtless, childlike, uninstructed, that it hardly seems as if they could have been our ancestors.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Previous to this era no one had ever thought, for instance, of unfolding the story, or the "_Leit_ _motive_" (if there happened to be any!), in "The Bohemian Girl," "Maritana," or "Martha."
thoughtless
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From this reading These and many other delightful but thoroughly third-class works unfolded themselves as they went along, to the entire satisfaction of a public so unbelievably care-free, happy, thoughtless, childlike, uninstructed, that it hardly seems as if they could have been our ancestors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOTE from AEWarren: I am not able to reproduce the themes ("_Motivs_" or "_Motive_") More than a dozen years ago musical scholars and critics began to illuminate the musical darkness of New York with lecture-recitals explanatory of the more abstruse German operas.
TradeMark
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unbelievably
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From this reading These and many other delightful but thoroughly third-class works unfolded themselves as they went along, to the entire satisfaction of a public so unbelievably care-free, happy, thoughtless, childlike, uninstructed, that it hardly seems as if they could have been our ancestors.
unfolded
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From this reading These and many other delightful but thoroughly third-class works unfolded themselves as they went along, to the entire satisfaction of a public so unbelievably care-free, happy, thoughtless, childlike, uninstructed, that it hardly seems as if they could have been our ancestors.
unfolding
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From this reading Previous to this era no one had ever thought, for instance, of unfolding the story, or the "_Leit_ _motive_" (if there happened to be any!), in "The Bohemian Girl," "Maritana," or "Martha."
uninstructed
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From this reading These and many other delightful but thoroughly third-class works unfolded themselves as they went along, to the entire satisfaction of a public so unbelievably care-free, happy, thoughtless, childlike, uninstructed, that it hardly seems as if they could have been our ancestors.
used
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Wagner
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From this reading Wagner changed all this at a single blow.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These and many other delightful but thoroughly third-class works unfolded themselves as they went along, to the entire satisfaction of a public so unbelievably care-free, happy, thoughtless, childlike, uninstructed, that it hardly seems as if they could have been our ancestors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NOTE from AEWarren: I am not able to reproduce the themes ("_Motivs_" or "_Motive_") More than a dozen years ago musical scholars and critics began to illuminate the musical darkness of New York with lecture-recitals explanatory of the more abstruse German operas.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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works
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From this reading These and many other delightful but thoroughly third-class works unfolded themselves as they went along, to the entire satisfaction of a public so unbelievably care-free, happy, thoughtless, childlike, uninstructed, that it hardly seems as if they could have been our ancestors.
years
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From this reading NOTE from AEWarren: I am not able to reproduce the themes ("_Motivs_" or "_Motive_") More than a dozen years ago musical scholars and critics began to illuminate the musical darkness of New York with lecture-recitals explanatory of the more abstruse German operas.
York
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From this reading NOTE from AEWarren: I am not able to reproduce the themes ("_Motivs_" or "_Motive_") More than a dozen years ago musical scholars and critics began to illuminate the musical darkness of New York with lecture-recitals explanatory of the more abstruse German operas.
