Chapter 16 of The Young Musician is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Young Musician is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT. A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank. He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand. No wonder he felt friendless and alone. But this mood did not last long.
Chapter 16 of The Young Musician is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading “A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “A PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.”
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading “A PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT.”
share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading “He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.”
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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 A PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT.
later than; following
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
Having no one else present.
From this reading No wonder he felt friendless and alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this mood did not last long.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But this mood did not last long.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading No wonder he felt friendless and alone.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
excluded from a society
From this reading No wonder he felt friendless and alone.
the act of departing
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
immediately past
From this reading But this mood did not last long.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
bestow a quality on
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
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 But this mood did not last long.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading But this mood did not last long.
not any; not one
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this mood did not last long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
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From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading A PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT.
share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this mood did not last long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A depressing feeling of loneliness came to Phil after he had parted with Frank.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder he felt friendless and alone.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He was going out into the world with no one to lean upon, and no one to sympathize with him or lend him a helping hand.
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