All 20 Uses
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This Lullaby, by Sarah Dessen
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- An hour of his time, just a few chords, two verses and a chorus.†
Chpt 1 *
- A bit of guitar, just a few chords.†
Chpt 2
- This lullaby is only a few words A simple run of chords Quiet here in this spare room But you can hear it, hear it Wherever you may go I will let you down But this lullaby plays on......I'd fall asleep to it, to his voice.†
Chpt 2
- I was just on my way back to the table, plate of chicken and asparagus and pilaf in hand, when I heard the microphone up front crackle, a few guitar chords jangling behind it.†
Chpt 4
- Suddenly I heard someone laugh, and then a few guitar chords, playing softly.†
Chpt 7
- Ted cocked his head to the side, then strummed another chord.†
Chpt 7
- Ted plucked out another chord, then tightened a string.†
Chpt 8
- Then there was a few seconds of practice chords, some conferring between Ted and Dexter, and then Dexter said, "We're going to do an original song for you all now, an instant classic.†
Chpt 8
- He didn't play like Ted, of course: his chords seemed more hesitant, as if he was plucking by sheer luck.†
Chpt 9
- This lullaby is only a few words, a simple run of chords—†
Chpt 9
- Of course he knew the song, he said, and then hummed the opening chords, pulling the words out of thin air.†
Chpt 9
- He was still strumming the chords, finding them in the dark.†
Chpt 9
- Ted put on his guitar, played a few random chords, and then he, Lucas, and Dexter exchanged glances and head nods, setting the game plan.†
Chpt 11
- Then the first chords began.†
Chpt 11
- A simple run of chords ...†
Chpt 11
- But no. The night he'd played the guitar for me, that first time, picking out the chords of my father's song, I'd been ready to.†
Chpt 12
- The band launched into the opening chords of a song I barely recognized as one from a recent blockbuster movie.†
Chpt 17
- Then I lay back across my bed, hearing the opening chords, and picked up the last picture in the stack.†
Chpt 18
- This lullaby is only a few words A simple run of chords Quiet here in this spare room But you can hear it, hear it Wherever you may go Even if I let you down This lullaby plays on......I knew that there were no guarantees.†
Chpt 18
- Maybe it would be the hit the record company predicted, striking a chord in our collective past, prompting a wave of nostalgia that would carry Dexter and the band everywhere they'd ever dreamed.†
Chpt 18
Definitions:
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(1)
(chord as in: piano chord) a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together; or figuratively to express harmonious blending or clashing
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)