choir

«choir» in Mova's school dictionary: a group of people who sing together — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (choir, choirs)

meaning for a pupil

1) A choir is a group of people who sing together. tree →

2) The choir is also the part of a church where the singers sit. tree →

sense in the lessons

a group whose members are counted, sometimes split into rows or into boys and girls; in school the choir practises songs for concerts and assemblies; phrases: «sing in the choir», «join the choir», «the school choir», «choir practice»

examples

• The choir has 24 singers. tree →
• 9 of the choir are boys. tree →
• They stand in 4 equal rows. tree →
• 3 new children join the choir. tree →
• The school choir sang at the winter concert. tree →
• Choir practice is on Tuesday after lunch. tree →
• Mia joined the church choir when she was eight. tree →
• The choir sang in two parts, high and low. tree →
• When he went into the church the choir was singing, and one voice was so clear and beautiful, that he asked who it belonged to. tree →

note

A group: «join» adds members, «leave» takes away; equal rows mean division. Pronounced «KWIRE», like «wire» with a K in front; spelling trap: c-h-o-i-r. One choir, many singers: «the choir is» (one group).

In the corpora

• It sounds like a little choir.
• Many churches sing modern songs with a band; others have choirs and organs.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «choir» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.