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From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once a boy wrote down little songs.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT WE SEE AND HEAR.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
a youthful male person
From this reading Once a boy wrote down little songs.
BrooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
definiteadjectiveUS /ˈdefənət/
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
devoteverbUS /dɪˈvoʊt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Once a boy wrote down little songs.
else
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From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading WHAT WE SEE AND HEAR.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
how
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From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
used to form the superlative
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
music-thinking
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From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
on one occasion
From this reading Once a boy wrote down little songs.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
Phillips
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From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WHAT WE SEE AND HEAR.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
move stealthily
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Once a boy wrote down little songs.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us then devote this Talk to finding out what is suggested to us by the things we see and hear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHAT WE SEE AND HEAR.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WE SEE AND HEAR.
at the time that
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the people asked him how he could do it, he replied by saying that he made his songs from thoughts which most other people let slip.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Once a boy wrote down little songs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must feel the mountains above you while you work upon your little garden."--_Phillips Brooks._[23] Somewhere else we shall have some definite lessons in music-thinking.
