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Nouvellettes of the musicians

Chapter VIII

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“That I will, Heinrich.
Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?
Oh, to think of his quartettes!
I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.
“The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!
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Nouvellettes of the musicians

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Nouvellettes of the musicians is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“That I will, Heinrich.
Line 2
Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?
/duː juː noʊ ɪt hæz bɪn ðə dɪˈzaɪər ʌv maɪ laɪf tuː noʊ ðə ɡreɪt ˈmoʊzɑːrt/
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Oh, to think of his quartettes!
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I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.
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“The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

flashing noun US /ˈflæʃɪŋ/

a short vivid experience

From this reading “I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.”

heartily adverb US /ˈhɑːrtəli/

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading “I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.”

interrupted adjective US /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/

discontinued temporarily

From this reading “I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.”

Mara noun US /ˈmɑːrə/

Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama

From this reading “I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.”

Mozart noun US /ˈmoʊzɑːrt/

prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)

From this reading “Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?”

painted adjective US /ˈpeɪntɪd/

coated with paint

From this reading “I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.”

towering adjective US /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

From this reading “I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.”

trumpet verb US /ˈtrʌmpət/

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading “I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

flashing eyes noun + noun

In this reading “I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.”

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “Oh, to think of his quartettes!”

All words in this reading · 57

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

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/

a short vivid experience

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

heartilyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrtəli/

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

Heinrich

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

From this reading “That I will, Heinrich.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Oh, to think of his quartettes!

HoldverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “That I will, Heinrich.

interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/

discontinued temporarily

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

MaranounUS /ˈmɑːrə/

Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

MozartnounUS /ˈmoʊzɑːrt/

prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

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

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, to think of his quartettes!

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

paintedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪntɪd/

coated with paint

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

quartettes

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

From this reading Oh, to think of his quartettes!

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “That I will, Heinrich.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Oh, to think of his quartettes!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading I have painted him before me as I played the music--grand, noble, of towering form, dark, flashing eyes and trumpet voice”-- “Hold, Mara, you are out there,” interrupted Heinrich, laughing heartily.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “That I will, Heinrich.

Wolfgang

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

From this reading “The little Master Wolfgang never sat for such a picture!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do you know it has been the desire of my life to know the great Mozart?

Chapter 8 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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Chapter 8 holds 403 sentences of Nouvellettes of the musicians, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

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Musicians
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