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having all the qualities of something that is at its most complete or advanced stage start learning
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the expense of mounting full-blown operas pitched him into financial crisis.
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if something such as power, influence, or a feeling ____s, it becomes gradually less strong or less important start learning
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the public’s waning appetite for the Italian variety
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not performed on a stage before start learning
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oratorios: musical dramas mostly based on a biblical text, unstaged and, crucially, sung in English.
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to arrange for a concert, play etc to take place, or to perform in it start learning
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They were much cheaper to put on than operas;
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the 40 days before Easter when some Christians eat less food or stop doing something that they enjoy start learning
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they could be performed during Lent, when operas were forbidden
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to enjoy something without worrying about whether it is good, true Pol. wziąć coś za dobrą monetę start learning
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the audiences mostly lapped them up
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His one vice was a huge appetite for food and drink
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to affect someone or something in an unpleasant way, and make them suffer start learning
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he died blind and afflicted by various ailments,
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an illness that is not very serious start learning
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he died blind and afflicted by various ailments,
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something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone start learning
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The tributes just kept coming
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informal a book or film that is very good or successful start learning
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enormous orchestras and choirs were assembled for a blockbuster series of concerts.
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remarks, behaviour etc that are ____ are so extreme or unreasonable that they seem stupid or offensive Pol. skrajny, przesadzony start learning
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The Victorians went even further over the top.
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the most exciting or important part of a story or experience, which usually comes near the end start learning
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Handel-worship reached a climax in a series of festivals
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to include or show something as a special or important part of something, or to be included as an important part start learning
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A “Messiah” in 1883 featured 4,500 singers
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having a thick liquid quality like soup, emotional or sentimental start learning
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A “Messiah” in 1883 featured a soupy sound that Handel had never intended.
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a group of people who sing together: start learning
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enormous choirs were assembled
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the process of becoming more important or powerful: start learning
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the rise of the countertenor
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The operas were left barely recognisable.
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