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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 A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
actors
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From this reading Present-day actors call this condition "getting inside the skin" of a _role_.
add
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From this reading Yet I want to add that I had little idea of what the opera really meant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
call
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characterisation
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From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
condition
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connected
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From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
ease
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From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
end
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From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
entire
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From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
getting
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Gilda
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From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet I want to add that I had little idea of what the opera really meant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
idea
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imbued
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From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
inside
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little
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make
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meant
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mistake
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months
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From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
nine
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From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
opera
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part
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Present-day
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REALIST
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From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
really
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role
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said
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From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
simply
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From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
skin
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From this reading Present-day actors call this condition "getting inside the skin" of a _role_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
studied
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From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Present-day actors call this condition "getting inside the skin" of a _role_.
thoroughly
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From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
time
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From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
unconsciousness
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From this reading I simply could not make a mistake, and could do everything connected with the characterisation with entire unconsciousness.
want
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From this reading Yet I want to add that I had little idea of what the opera really meant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet I want to add that I had little idea of what the opera really meant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the end of that time I was so imbued with the part as to be thoroughly at ease.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I want to add that I had little idea of what the opera really meant.
YOUTHFUL
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From this reading A YOUTHFUL REALIST As I have said, I studied Gilda for nine months.
