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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 performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
abdicated
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
abroad
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
afterward
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
also
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
article
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This stage queen had once beheld the town at her feet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
beheld
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From this reading This stage queen had once beheld the town at her feet.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
Bohemian
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
burlesque
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
career
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
central
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
certain
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
comedian
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
comic-opera
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
critics
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
donna
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
elements
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
favourite
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
feet
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From this reading This stage queen had once beheld the town at her feet.
figure
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
following
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
glory
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
greatest
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
height
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This stage queen had once beheld the town at her feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
light
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
made
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
material
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
materializing
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
Monday
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
New
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
night
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
novelty
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
once
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
other
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
Paris
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
performance
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
popular
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
prima
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
production
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
queen
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From this reading This stage queen had once beheld the town at her feet.
reintroduce
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
represented
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
saw
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
self-styled
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
serve
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
served
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
shortly
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
some
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
sporting
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
stage
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From this reading This stage queen had once beheld the town at her feet.
success
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
Sunday
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From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
theatrical
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
There
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This stage queen had once beheld the town at her feet.
throne
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
town
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
Tuesday
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From this reading She had abdicated her throne in the height of her glory, having made the greatest success of her career on a certain Monday night, and having disappeared from New York on Tuesday, shortly afterward materializing in Paris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The burlesque production which had served as material for my Sunday article saw the light for the first time on the following Monday night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
years
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From this reading The performance was to have a popular comedian as the central figure, and was to serve, also, to reintroduce a once favourite comic-opera prima donna, who had been abroad for some years.
York
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From this reading There being no other theatrical novelty in New York that night, the town--represented by the critics and the sporting and self-styled Bohemian elements--was there.
