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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

5

Greek mythology

5

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

2

literary history; history of literature

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

11

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

3

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

19

modern style; modernness

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

8

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

4

to; towards; for

6

opera

2

to translate; to interpret

14

Italian (language)

7

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

2

drama; theatre; theater; play

13

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

36

eight; 8

105

Daphnae; Tahpanhes; Daphne

1

title

36

to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

4

Rinuccini

1

scriptwriter

3

Jacopo Peri

1

one part; one portion; one section

3

overall

1

Caccini

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

now; nowadays

7

historic; historical; traditional

3

value; worth; merit

1

Claudio Monteverdi

2

Orfeo (opera by Monteverdi)

4

Mantua

5

drama; play; powerful drug

16

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

2

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

25

although I say; although one might say; although called

4

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

5

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

9

feeling; sense; impression

4

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

10

scale; scope; plan; structure

3

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

3

instrumental music

3

symphony

187

such; like that; that sort of; very

16

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

22

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

18