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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 STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
accomplishment
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according
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
achievements
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all
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
appearance
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
artistic
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artists
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From this reading Like all artists, I look back upon many fluctuations in my artistic achievements.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
back
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From this reading Like all artists, I look back upon many fluctuations in my artistic achievements.
Ballo
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
best
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
big
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
came
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
cared
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From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
concert
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From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
critics
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
curiously
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
de
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
deal
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From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
debut
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
del
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
development
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
dissatisfied
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
Don
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
dozen
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
dramatic
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
enough
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
Faust
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
Figlia
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
fluctuations
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From this reading Like all artists, I look back upon many fluctuations in my artistic achievements.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
friends
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
Giovanni
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
good
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From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
growth
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
Jeannette
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
LADDER
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
Les
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
Like
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From this reading Like all artists, I look back upon many fluctuations in my artistic achievements.
Linda
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
look
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From this reading Like all artists, I look back upon many fluctuations in my artistic achievements.
Lucia
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
many
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From this reading Like all artists, I look back upon many fluctuations in my artistic achievements.
Marta
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
Maschera
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
most
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
much
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From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
musical
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
necessary
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
never
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From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
Noces
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
often
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
opera
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operas
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
oratorio
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From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
parts
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
Poliuto
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
Puritani
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
real
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From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
Reggimento
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
Rigoletto
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
sang
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
Sonnambula
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
STEPS
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
three
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
Traviata
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Like all artists, I look back upon many fluctuations in my artistic achievements.
usually
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From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My real growth and development came from big parts in which both musical and dramatic accomplishment were necessary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes I was good, and often not so good; and, curiously enough, I was usually best, according to my friends and critics, when most dissatisfied with myself.
work
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From this reading Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera.
years
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From this reading STEPS OF THE LADDER In the three years between my _debut_ and my appearance in _Faust_ I sang, in all, a dozen operas:--_Rigoletto_, _Linda_, _I Puritani_, _Sonnambula_, _Ballo in Maschera_, _Figlia del Reggimento_, _Les Noces de Jeannette_, _Lucia_, _Don Giovanni_, _Poliuto_, _Marta_, and _Traviata_.
