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Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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HOW ONE THING HELPS ANOTHER.
"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.
In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.
Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.
Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.
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Music Talks with Children

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW ONE THING HELPS ANOTHER.
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"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.
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In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.
/ɪn ðɪs tɔːk wiː ʃæl traɪ tuː lɜːrn wʌt ðə ˈstʌdiz duː fɔːr iːtʃ ˈʌðər/
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Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.
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Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.
/ˈklæsɪk ˈmjuːzɪk ɪz ɡreɪt ənd strɔːŋ θɔːt puːr ənˈwɜːrði ˈmjuːzɪk ɪz wiːk pərˈhæps rɔːŋ ɔːr miːn θɔːt/

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Classic noun US /ˈklæsɪk/

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading “Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.”

everyday adjective US /ˈevriˈdeɪ/

found in the ordinary course of events

From this reading “"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.”

expressed adjective US /ɪkˈsprest/

communicated in words

From this reading “Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.”

helps noun US /helps/

plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading “HOW ONE THING HELPS ANOTHER.”

powerful adjective US /ˈpaʊərfəl/

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading “"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.”

studies noun US /ˈstʌdiz/

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading “"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.”

unworthy adjective US /ənˈwɜːrði/

lacking in value or merit

From this reading “Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.”

washes noun US /ˈwɑːʃɪz/

plural of “wash” — a thin coat of water-base paint

From this reading “"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

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 "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

ANOTHERdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading HOW ONE THING HELPS ANOTHER.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

Auerbach

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

Berthold

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

ClassicnounUS /ˈklæsɪk/

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

dustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

everydayadjectiveUS /ˈevriˈdeɪ/

found in the ordinary course of events

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/

communicated in words

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

HELPSnounUS /helps/

plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading HOW ONE THING HELPS ANOTHER.

HOW

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOW ONE THING HELPS ANOTHER.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

MusicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

OnceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading HOW ONE THING HELPS ANOTHER.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

SchoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

TalkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

THINGnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading HOW ONE THING HELPS ANOTHER.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

tryverbUS /traɪ/

make an effort or attempt

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/

lacking in value or merit

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Once more--and we must never get tired if the same thought comes again and again--let us remember that music is thought expressed in tone.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

washesnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪz/

plural of “wash” — a thin coat of water-base paint

From this reading "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."--_Berthold Auerbach._ Just at the end of our Talk about Music in School, I said that music was the most powerful of all the studies for giving joy to others.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/

wanting in physical strength

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In this Talk we shall try to learn what the studies do for each other.

wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading Classic music is great and strong thought; poor, unworthy music is weak, perhaps wrong or mean thought.

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