adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
Al'mah
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From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
Covent
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From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
debutantenounUS /ˈdebjəˈtɑːnt/
a young woman making her debut into society
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
exaltedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
feastnounUS /fiːst/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
forfeitedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrfɪtɪd/
surrendered as a penalty
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
GardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
hypnotizedadjectiveUS /ˈhɪpnətaɪzd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
indulgentlyadverb
in an indulgent manner
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
Manassa
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From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
meanestadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnəst/
superlative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
opera'snounUS /ˈɑːprəz/
possessive form of “opera” — a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
renewingadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
reputationnounUS /ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
resonantadjectiveUS /ˈrezənənt/
characterized by resonance
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
singernounUS /ˈsɪŋər/
a person who sings
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
singularadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələr/
unusual or striking
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
stallsnounUS /stɔːlz/
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/
possessing sweep
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
thraldomnoun
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At the moment of the opera's supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer.
throbbed
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From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
unheraldedadjectiveUS /ənˈherəldɪd/
without warning or announcement
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The meanest Italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the most exalted of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song.
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; the air was resonant with melody, love and pain.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was Al'mah.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading They yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making "Manassa" the musical feast of the year, renewing to Covent Garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited.
