adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
AcceptverbUS /ækˈsept/
consider or hold as true
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
acknowledgmentnounUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
BellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
Clara
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
connoisseurnounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr/
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
difficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
gratefuladjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
initiateverbUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
bring into being
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
Jacques
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
labornounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
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 You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
procureverbUS /proʊˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
readinessnounUS /ˈredinəs/
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
self-styledadjective
as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
Strunz
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
talesnounUS /teɪlz/
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
taughtverbUS /tɔːt/
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You have also afforded me the satisfaction of laughing more than once at the expense of a self-styled connoisseur.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
transcendentaladjectiveUS /ˌtrænsənˈdentəl/
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
ungratefuladjectiveUS /ənˈɡreɪtfəl/
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
WaringverbUS /ˈwerɪŋ/
-ing form of “ware” — spend extravagantly
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring To Jacques Strunz.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You have at least taught me what difficulties and what labor genius must bury in those poems which procure us transcendental pleasures.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Accept this as my grateful acknowledgment of the readiness with which you tried--perhaps not very successfully--to initiate me into the mysteries of musical knowledge.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR STRUNZ:--I should be ungrateful if I did not set your name at the head of one of the two tales I could never have written but for your patient kindness and care.
