Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading And then the new art ... the new art of the singer....

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading It is thus that the new order will gradually become established.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

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From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

put or send forth

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

plural of “convention” — a large formal assembly

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

French composer who is said to have created Impressionism in music (1862-1918)

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

a period of 10 years

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading It is thus that the new order will gradually become established.

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From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

divisible by two

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

plural of “german” — a person of German nationality

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

with glory or in a glorious manner

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

in a gradual manner

From this reading It is thus that the new order will gradually become established.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

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From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is thus that the new order will gradually become established.

(Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

immediately past

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

expressing deep emotion

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

characterized by grandeur

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

engage in

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

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From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

a particular point in time

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

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From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

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From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading It is thus that the new order will gradually become established.

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From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

above and across; more than

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

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From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

a person who sings

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971)

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

a practical method or art applied to some particular task

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then the new art ... the new art of the singer....

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From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading It is thus that the new order will gradually become established.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

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From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

possessive form of “wagner” — Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

at the time that

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

which person or people

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At the present moment I cannot imagine Mary Garden learning Boche or singing in it even if she knew it, but if some one will present us Wagner's (who hated the Germans as much as Theodore Roosevelt does) music drama in French or English with Mary Garden as Isolde, I think the public will thank me for having suggested it.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Watching her magnificent performance of Monna Vanna it struck me that she would make an incomparable Isolde.

produce a literary work

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Or it would be even better if Schoenberg, or Stravinsky, or Leo Ornstein, inspired by the new light the example of such a singer has cast over our lyric stage, would write a music drama, ignoring the technique and the conventions of the past, as Debussy did when he wrote _Pelleas et Melisande_ (creating opportunities which any opera-goer of the last decade knows how gloriously Miss Garden realized).