adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
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 Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
Altgelt
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From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
bellynounUS /ˈbeli/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading Of soft-cutting pine The belly was.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
breezesnounUS /ˈbriːzɪz/
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
broadlyadverbUS /ˈbrɔːdli/
without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
Charlotta
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From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
Cremonanoun
a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
crumblingverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
fashionedadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənd/
planned and made or fashioned artistically
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
fir-trees
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From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
flavournoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
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 The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
HerrnounUS /her/
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
Lustered
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From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
MaplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
MellowedadjectiveUS /ˈmeloʊd/
having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
orange-brownadjective
of brown tinged with orange
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
patternnounUS /ˈpætərn/
a perceptual structure
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Of soft-cutting pine The belly was.
sharplyadverbUS /ˈʃɑːrpli/
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
soft-cutting
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From this reading Of soft-cutting pine The belly was.
sound-holes
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From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
Stradivari's
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From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
Tanged
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From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
that's
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From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of soft-cutting pine The belly was.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
varnishnounUS /ˈvɑːrnɪʃ/
a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
vigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The varnish was an orange-brown Lustered like glass that's long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone.
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The back of broadly curled Maple, the head made thick and sharply whirled.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Above all things, above Charlotta his wife, Herr Altgelt loved his violin, a fine Cremona pattern, Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early discipline When this was fashioned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
woodyadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdi/
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading The slanting, youthful sound-holes through The belly of fine, vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir-trees are When breezes in their needles jar.
