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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accepted
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amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
artists
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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becomes
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call
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careful
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choose
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classical
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clothe
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comes
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Elsewhere
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From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
even
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explained
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faintest
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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form
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forms
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GIRL'S
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governing
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grasped
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From this reading Having grasped even the faintest idea of the reason for the special shape of a sonata or a sonnet, the interest in the work itself becomes more keen.
guise
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
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higher
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idea
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ideas
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
interest
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INTRODUCTION
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From this reading INTRODUCTION.—THE TRIOLET.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having grasped even the faintest idea of the reason for the special shape of a sonata or a sonnet, the interest in the work itself becomes more keen.
keen
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laws
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literary
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love
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men
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more
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music
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From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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OWN
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pages
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PAPER
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From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
picture
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poem
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reason
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repay
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seen
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shape
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slight
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sonata
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sonnet
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special
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study
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symphony
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taken
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From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTRODUCTION.—THE TRIOLET.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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Then
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
thousandfold
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From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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TRIOLET
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From this reading INTRODUCTION.—THE TRIOLET.
trouble
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underlying
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
very
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From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Elsewhere in the pages of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER a writer has explained the laws of form governing and underlying what we call “classical” music.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
why
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To those who love art, in whatever guise it comes to us—as symphony, picture, or poem—a very slight amount of careful study of its accepted laws will repay a thousandfold the trouble taken.
work
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writer
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