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Adelina
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From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
again
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From this reading I was glad to see her again even though we were _prime donne_ of rival opera organisations.
America
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
artists
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
biggest
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
came
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From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
Carlotta
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
competition
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From this reading Indeed, I found myself confronted with the competition of several favourites of the English people.
confronted
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From this reading Indeed, I found myself confronted with the competition of several favourites of the English people.
Covent
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
donne
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English
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Europe
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
even
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From this reading I was glad to see her again even though we were _prime donne_ of rival opera organisations.
favouritesplural nounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪts/
people given special treatment
From this reading Indeed, I found myself confronted with the competition of several favourites of the English people.
found
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
Garden
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
glad
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From this reading I was glad to see her again even though we were _prime donne_ of rival opera organisations.
Gye
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
headed
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, I found myself confronted with the competition of several favourites of the English people.
known
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
list
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
MAJESTY'S
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From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
many
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
more
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
Mr
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Indeed, I found myself confronted with the competition of several favourites of the English people.
names
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
once
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From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
opera
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organisations
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Patti
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From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
people
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
prime
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rival
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From this reading I was glad to see her again even though we were _prime donne_ of rival opera organisations.
satisfactory
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
see
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From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
several
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From this reading Indeed, I found myself confronted with the competition of several favourites of the English people.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
singer
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
singing
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
sister
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
some
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From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was glad to see her again even though we were _prime donne_ of rival opera organisations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
told
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
truth
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
two
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From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT HER MAJESTY'S Adelina Patti came to see us at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was glad to see her again even though we were _prime donne_ of rival opera organisations.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was glad to see her again even though we were _prime donne_ of rival opera organisations.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adelina headed the list of artists at Covent Garden under Mr. Gye, among whom were some of the biggest names in Europe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had known her in America when she was singing with her sister and when, if the truth must be told, many people found Carlotta the more satisfactory singer of the two.
