Re
[riː;reɪ] or [ri]
Definition
(noun.) the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
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Definition
(-) A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American system, to the second tone of any diatonic scale.
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Definition
n. a word used in the legal phrase In re in the case (of).
n. (mus.). Same as Ray.
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Examples
- Well, you're not geese, you're swans--anything you like, only do, do leave Miss Sedley alone. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But when they came to the town into Frances Street, the girl stopped a minute, and said, 'Yo'll not forget yo're to come and see us. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I see what you're driving at. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- While there's a handful of fire or a mouthful of bed in this present roof, you're fully welcome to your share on it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Go thar; they're kind folks. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Mrs Boffin has carried the day, and we're going in neck and crop for Fashion. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You're wide awake, I see. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We're no war nor some 'at is aboon us, are we? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- While it lasts they're frightened enough, but they soon get over it, sir. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Till the Mounds is down and this business completed, you're accountable for all the property, recollect. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You're right, says the trooper, and I'll do it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You're my good girl. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They're married! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Yes, I know you are,' said the gentleman: 'You're hungry too, an't you? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- You're an artful little puss to flatter and wheedle your cross old sister in that way. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- A bas les grandes passions et les sévères vertus! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He railed at us for our pains, terming us des ménagères avares; but we let him talk, and managed the economy of the repast our own way. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Nothing so absurd, she said, as for des femmes m?res 'to dress themselves like girls of fifteen'--quant à la. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This he tried successfully on a small model that he built and used on a river that ran through the village of Plombières. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He thought that the atmosp here must consist of at least two gases, and he proved that carbonic acid results from combustion and res piration. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Singulières femmes que ces Anglaises! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In a space filled in this way a state of res t could not last for more than a moment. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Again, the hypothesis suggests n ew lines of research, enables one in some cases to anticipate the outcome of experiment, and may be abundantly justified by res ults. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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