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From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
boarding-house
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From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he thought differently!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
DIARYnounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/
in another and different manner
From this reading But he thought differently!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
down-town
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From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
fanoun
the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading He sat facing me, looking at me till I felt like running.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He sat facing me, looking at me till I felt like running.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
Krause
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From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
a unit of instruction
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He sat facing me, looking at me till I felt like running.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He sat facing me, looking at me till I felt like running.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
on one occasion
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
ranounUS /rɑː/
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He sat facing me, looking at me till I felt like running.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat facing me, looking at me till I felt like running.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
sinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
solnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading After he left I expected Mr. Krause to begin at once on the do, ra, me, fa, sol, la, si, do.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But he thought differently!
up to a particular time
From this reading He sat facing me, looking at me till I felt like running.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
to-day
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From this reading DIARY--THE FIRST LESSON _September 20._ I HAD my first music lesson to-day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mr. Lee called for me at the boarding-house and took me down-town to the studio.
