Chapter 7 of Nouvellettes of the musicians is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Nouvellettes of the musicians is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No.” I answer, “the bass-trumpet!” “So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?” “Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?” “Yes, indeed! Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
Chapter 7 of Nouvellettes of the musicians is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading ““No.” I answer, “the bass-trumpet!””
plural of “chorus” — any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.””
greatly pleased
From this reading “Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.””
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading ““So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?””
prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)
From this reading “Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.””
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading ““Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?””
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.””
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading ““Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
react verbally
From this reading “No.” I answer, “the bass-trumpet!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No.” I answer, “the bass-trumpet!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
plural of “chorus” — any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
greatly pleased
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?”
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading “So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No.” I answer, “the bass-trumpet!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Yes, indeed!
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 Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No.” I answer, “the bass-trumpet!”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?”
express in words
From this reading “So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No.” I answer, “the bass-trumpet!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So, so!” they say--“the bass-trumpet, eh, Herr von Nepomuck?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Herr von Mozart! and I am delighted with the long full tones; but in the two choruses are a few hard notes.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, indeed!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you tried your notes through, Herr von Nepomuck?”
Chapter 7 of Nouvellettes of the musicians by E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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