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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 So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
accepted
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
AGAIN
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
agreed
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From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
asked
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
concert
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
engagement
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
England
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
English
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From this reading I had made my English success and now I wanted to go home in triumph.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have only gratitude for the manner in which my own people welcomed my return.
France
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
go
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From this reading I had made my English success and now I wanted to go home in triumph.
gratitude
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From this reading I have only gratitude for the manner in which my own people welcomed my return.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had made my English success and now I wanted to go home in triumph.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have only gratitude for the manner in which my own people welcomed my return.
HOME
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
homeward
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From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
Ireland
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
long
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
made
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From this reading I had made my English success and now I wanted to go home in triumph.
management
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
manner
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Mapleson
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Maurice
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
Max
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
mother
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From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
now
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From this reading I had made my English success and now I wanted to go home in triumph.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
only
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From this reading I have only gratitude for the manner in which my own people welcomed my return.
other
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
own
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
people
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From this reading I have only gratitude for the manner in which my own people welcomed my return.
practically
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
refused
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
return
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From this reading I have only gratitude for the manner in which my own people welcomed my return.
side
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
sing
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
stay
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
Strakosches
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
success
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From this reading I had made my English success and now I wanted to go home in triumph.
terms
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
time
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From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOME AGAIN Mapleson asked me to stay on the other side and sing in England, Ireland, and France at practically my own terms, but I refused to do so.
tour
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From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
triumph
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From this reading I had made my English success and now I wanted to go home in triumph.
turning
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From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So I accepted an engagement to sing under the management of the Strakosches, Max and Maurice, on a long concert tour.
wanted
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From this reading I had made my English success and now I wanted to go home in triumph.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
welcomed
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From this reading I have only gratitude for the manner in which my own people welcomed my return.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have only gratitude for the manner in which my own people welcomed my return.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My mother agreed with me that it was time to be turning homeward.
