used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
Academie
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From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
achievementsnounUS /əˈtʃiːvmənts/
plural of “achievement” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
artistenoun
a public performer (a dancer or singer)
From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
BorgianounUS /ˈbɔːrdʒə/
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
criticsnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪks/
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
d'Armilly
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From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
directornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
Donizetti'snounUS /ˌdɑːnɪˈzetiz/
possessive form of “donizetti” — Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
DONNAnounUS /ˈdɑːnə/
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS PRIMA DONNA.
enterprisingadjectiveUS /ˈentərpraɪzɪŋ/
marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
divisible by two
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
exactingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
expectantadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektənt/
marked by eager anticipation
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
instantaneousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnstənˈtæniəs/
occurring with no delay
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
Louise
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From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
Lucrezia
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From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS PRIMA DONNA.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
not any; not one
From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
overwhelmingadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
ParisianadjectiveUS /pərˈɪʒən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
precededverbUS /prɪˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
PRIMAnounUS /ˈpriːmə/
used primarily as eating apples
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS PRIMA DONNA.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
renownedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnaʊnd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
rolenounUS /roʊl/
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
Royale
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From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS PRIMA DONNA.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This great artiste was no other than the renowned Louise d'Armilly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was to assume the role of Lucrezia Borgia, in Donizetti's brilliant opera of that name, a role in which the enterprising director of the Academie Royale assured the expectant public that she possessed no equal.
belonging to which person
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading All fashionable Paris was excited over the announcement of a new prima donna, whose wonderful achievements in Italian opera had set even the exacting critics of Italy wild with enthusiasm and delight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had never before sung in the presence of a Parisian audience, but her fame had preceded her, and it was accepted as certain that her triumph at the Academie Royale would be both instantaneous and overwhelming.
