What does he say between use and a sentence?

[svetlana14]

5:44-5:47. Let me use.....a sentence?

What does he say between use and a sentence?

 

[emsr2d2]

"Lemme use this in a sentence". As often happens in spoken English, the "th" at the start of "this" is barely there.

 

[GoldfishLord]

"Lemme use this in a sentence". As often happens in spoken English, the "th" at the start of "this" is barely there.

What's the meaning of "there"?

 

[jutfrank]

What's the meaning of "there"?

Articulated.

 

[GoldfishLord]

I wonder how "there" means "articulated".
The word there itself doesn't have the meaning of "articulated".

 

[jutfrank]

You have the wrong approach to vocab learning. Stop trying to understand the meanings of words by dictionary definitions and start trying to understand the meanings of words from the context they're used in and by thinking about what the speaker or writer wants to say.

 

[emsr2d2]

"There" means "in that place where he said this".

 

[GoldfishLord]

"Lemme use this in a sentence". As often happens in spoken English, the "th" at the start of "this" is barely there.

I tend to analyze sentences.
In the context, "is barely there" means "is articulated there".
So, I wonder if the word "be" itself has the meaning of "be articulated".

 

[emsr2d2]

I don't understand your question. The word "is" has its usual meaning in that sentence.

The sound is barely there = The sound is barely in evidence = The sound is very difficult to hear or isn't spoken at all.

 

[GoldfishLord]

English, the "th" at the start of "this" is barely there.

I tend to analyze sentences.
In the context, "is barely there" means "is not articulated there".
So, I wonder if the word "be" itself has the meaning of "be articulated".

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I should have asked if "is" means "exist". The answer is yes.

 

[jutfrank]

To add to emsr2d2's post #9:

is barely there
=
is barely articulated
is barely audible
barely exists

 

[GoldfishLord]

English, the "th" at the start of "this" is barely there.

The less there is going on in the song, the better it fares. Only Child is barely there instrumentally – the merest dab of acoustic guitar, and piano for colour – and it is gorgeous. Mumford’s facility with a tune is apparent from the fact that even though his voice has to do all the melodic heavy lifting, it’s instantly memorable.

Source: Marcus Mumford review – great songs, but no hoedown

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What does "there" mean?

 

[emsr2d2]

It means that, in an instrumental context, the song hardly exists. There is very little sound being produced by any musical instrument. It's comprised mostly of the singer's voice.

 

[GoldfishLord]

I wonder if "there" means "in this world".

 

[5jj]

I wonder if "there" means "in this world".

No.

 

[jutfrank]

I wonder if "there" means "in this world".

Can you tell us what 'in this world' means to you?

 

[GoldfishLord]

Can you tell us what 'in this world' means to you?

I think that the literal meaning of "there" is "somewhere". So I think that it can be used to say that someone or something exists.

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Is "there" used to say that the song Only Child, exists?