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Bruggil's bride
Bruggil's bride

Chapter I

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She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.
She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.
Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.
She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.
Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.
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Bruggil's bride

Chapter I

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.
Line 2
She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.
Line 3
Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.
Line 4
She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.
Line 5
Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.”

Via preposition US /ˈvaɪə/

by way of; passing through

From this reading “She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.”

Weighed noun US /ˈweighed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.”

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135

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

2241

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From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

Afterwards

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

Androids

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From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

attendants

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authentic

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

away

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

batteries

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

best

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

blue

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

Brangane

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

built-in

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

called

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

came

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From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

constituted

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

deactivated

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

die-hard

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

dramatis

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

enthusiasts

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

eyes

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

feet

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

five

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

Flagstad

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

flaxen

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

fort

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

guaranteed

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

hair

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

helmsman

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

holding

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

hundred

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

Inc

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From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

inches

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

Isolde

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

King

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

Kirsten

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

knights

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

Kurvenal

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

late

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

line

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From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

Marke

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

Melot

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

Metropolitanette

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

New

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

October

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

off

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From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

opened

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

pale

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

personae

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

pounds

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

production

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From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

sailors

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

season

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

September

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From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

seven

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

shepherd

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

shipped

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

soldiers

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

stored

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

strato-freight

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

tall

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From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

tapes

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

ten

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She came off the Androids, Inc., production line in September, 2241.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

Tristan

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

various

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From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/

by way of; passing through

From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

Wagnerian

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

weighednounUS /ˈweighed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She was five feet, seven inches tall, weighed 135 pounds, had flaxen hair and pale blue eyes.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Afterwards, she was deactivated and stored away, along with Tristan, Brangane, Melot, King Marke, Kurvenal, the shepherd and the helmsman, and the various knights, soldiers, attendants, and sailors that constituted the rest of the dramatis personae.

years

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From this reading Her built-in batteries were guaranteed for ten years, her tapes were authentic Kirsten Flagstad, and her name was Isolde.

York

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From this reading She was shipped to New York via strato-freight, and late in October she opened the season at the Metropolitanette in what the hundred or so die-hard enthusiasts still holding the Wagnerian fort, called the best Tristan ever.