Chapter 10 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LESSON. "All people value most what has cost them much labor." --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort. But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all. It is well and best that it should be so.
Chapter 10 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
From this reading “--Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.”
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “"All people value most what has cost them much labor."”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “--Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “"All people value most what has cost them much labor."”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “THE LESSON.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “"All people value most what has cost them much labor."”
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From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
(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 "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is well and best that it should be so.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It is well and best that it should be so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
a unit of instruction
From this reading THE LESSON.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is well and best that it should be so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is well and best that it should be so.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LESSON.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, nevertheless, music is hard to learn _for every one_; harder for some than for others, but hard for all.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --Aristotle.[38] It is true that music is beautiful and that it gives us happiness and comfort.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It is well and best that it should be so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "All people value most what has cost them much labor."
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