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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 “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
air
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pleasure and work cannot be carried on together.
any
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Women play the mischief with art.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pleasure and work cannot be carried on together.
become
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
believed
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
bewitches
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
cannot
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From this reading Pleasure and work cannot be carried on together.
capable
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
carried
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From this reading Pleasure and work cannot be carried on together.
Cataneo
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
charm
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
clapping
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
Clara
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
Diva
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
divine
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
enchants
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
execrable
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
explain
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
fancies
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
frenzy
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
giving
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
hinder
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
house
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
jealous
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
joining
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
larynx
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
louder
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
love
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
mischief
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From this reading Women play the mischief with art.
most
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
now
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pleasure and work cannot be carried on together.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
performers
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
piped
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
play
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From this reading Women play the mischief with art.
Pleasure
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From this reading Pleasure and work cannot be carried on together.
said
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
side-scenes
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
signori
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
singer
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
success
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Women play the mischief with art.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
tired
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
together
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From this reading Pleasure and work cannot be carried on together.
triumph
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
Venice
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
wanted
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From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clara fancies that I was jealous of her success, that I wanted to hinder her triumph at Venice; but I was clapping in the side-scenes, and shouted _Diva_ louder than any one in the house.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
why
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From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
women
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
work
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From this reading Pleasure and work cannot be carried on together.
worship
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, signori, I love her, I worship her with a frenzy of which I never believed myself capable, now that I am tired of women.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But even that,” said Cataneo, joining them, “does not explain why, from being a divine singer, you should have become one of the most execrable performers who ever piped air through his larynx, giving none of the charm even which enchants and bewitches us.”
