Chapter 7 of Geraldine Farrar is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Geraldine Farrar is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe. Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America. I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York. I knew much of the grand opera repertoire. I had sung in concerts and recitals.
Chapter 7 of Geraldine Farrar is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “concert” — a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “I had sung in concerts and recitals.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “I knew much of the grand opera repertoire.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.”
plural of “recital” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “I had sung in concerts and recitals.”
the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
From this reading “I knew much of the grand opera repertoire.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “I had sung in concerts and recitals.”
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
opera in which all the text is sung
In this reading “I knew much of the grand opera repertoire.”
In this reading “I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.”
In this reading “Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.”
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
In this reading “PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
highly skilled
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
(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 Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
plural of “concert” — a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading I had sung in concerts and recitals.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading I knew much of the grand opera repertoire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew much of the grand opera repertoire.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I knew much of the grand opera repertoire.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading I knew much of the grand opera repertoire.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
almost; nearly
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
with speed
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
plural of “recital” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading I had sung in concerts and recitals.
the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
From this reading I knew much of the grand opera repertoire.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading I had sung in concerts and recitals.
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to this time I had accomplished practically all that I could hope for in America.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PARIS The time was now rapidly approaching which was to be the turning point of my career--a trip to Europe.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I had studied under the best teachers in Boston and in New York.
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