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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 Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
all
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
almost
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
appear
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artists
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asked
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
aspirants
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ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
believe
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
brilliant
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
BUCKINGHAM
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
carefully
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
certain
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
chosen
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
circle
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close
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
colossal
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
come
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company
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
Concert
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
CONCERTS
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
court
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crowd
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customary
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
days
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
discrepancies
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
distance
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done
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
enough
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
etiquette
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
even
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
exclusiveness
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
filled
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
fixed
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
form
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
formality
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
formed
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
functions
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From this reading Queen Victoria seldom presided at these or similar functions.
gathering
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
get
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great
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greater
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
guineas
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
honour
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
inner
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
institution
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
intimacy
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
last
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
less
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
lesser
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
Many
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mediaeval
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
never
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Queen Victoria seldom presided at these or similar functions.
other
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
Palace
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
persons
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possible
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
presented
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
presided
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From this reading Queen Victoria seldom presided at these or similar functions.
prevails
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From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
price
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
Private
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
Queen
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From this reading Queen Victoria seldom presided at these or similar functions.
ROYAL
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
royalty
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sacred
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
salaries
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
seldom
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From this reading Queen Victoria seldom presided at these or similar functions.
similar
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From this reading Queen Victoria seldom presided at these or similar functions.
singers
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
social
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From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
solo
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
speaking
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still
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
supposedly
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
twenty-five
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From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
Victoria
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From this reading Queen Victoria seldom presided at these or similar functions.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading So sacred an institution is the Royal Concert that they have a fixed price--twenty-five guineas for all the solo singers, whatever their customary salaries,--the discrepancies between the greater and the lesser being supposedly filled in with the colossal honour done the artists by being asked to appear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Many persons who have been presented at court, in company with a great crowd of other social aspirants, never come close enough to the inner circle of royalty to get within even "speaking distance" of these concerts.
word
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From this reading THE ROYAL CONCERTS AT BUCKINGHAM The Royal Private Concerts at Buckingham Palace formed in those days, and I believe still form, the last word in exclusiveness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In them the court etiquette is almost mediaeval in its brilliant formality; and yet a certain intimacy prevails which could not be possible in a less carefully chosen gathering.
