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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 The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
actresses
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From this reading There is Frau Dietz, at forty-five, the best of actresses, and with a still fresh and lovely voice.
age
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
also
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
alternates
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From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
attraction
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
baritone
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
best
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From this reading There is Frau Dietz, at forty-five, the best of actresses, and with a still fresh and lovely voice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
concerts
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
conservatoire
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
Dietz
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From this reading There is Frau Dietz, at forty-five, the best of actresses, and with a still fresh and lovely voice.
evenings
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
few
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
forty-five
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From this reading There is Frau Dietz, at forty-five, the best of actresses, and with a still fresh and lovely voice.
Frau
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From this reading There is Frau Dietz, at forty-five, the best of actresses, and with a still fresh and lovely voice.
fresh
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From this reading There is Frau Dietz, at forty-five, the best of actresses, and with a still fresh and lovely voice.
German
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
give
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
Herr
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
Kindermann
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
known
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From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
London
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From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
lovely
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From this reading There is Frau Dietz, at forty-five, the best of actresses, and with a still fresh and lovely voice.
managers
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
manner
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
now
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
opera
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From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
Paris
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From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
perhaps
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From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
quartette
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
singers
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From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
sixty-five
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
soiries
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
some
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
stage
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is Frau Dietz, at forty-five, the best of actresses, and with a still fresh and lovely voice.
superb
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
superiors
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
theater
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From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
there
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
three
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From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
times
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From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
two
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From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
unworthy
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From this reading The singers are, perhaps, not known in Paris and London, but some of them are not unworthy to be.
vocal
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From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
voice
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From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
week
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From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is the baritone, Herr Kindermann, who now, at the age of sixty-five, has a superb voice and manner, and has had few superiors in his time on the German stage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The opera alternates with the theater two or three times a week.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The managers of the conservatoire also give vocal concerts, and there are, besides, quartette soiries; so that there are few evenings without some attraction.
