Chapter 11 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIGHT ON THE PATH. "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another." "Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy. Though I have companions and games, they do not content me. Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
Chapter 11 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.”
plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “"Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."”
a course of conduct
From this reading “THE LIGHT ON THE PATH.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “"Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “"Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
(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 Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE PATH.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE PATH.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
a course of conduct
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE PATH.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy.
try to get or reach
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE PATH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though I have companions and games, they do not content me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading "Master," said the little child, "I am unhappy.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us seek service and be helpers of one another."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even the music which I love above all the rest is not truly in my heart; nor is it the pleasure to me which it should be.
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