iBT TOEFL Topic Vocabulary Breakthrough Unit 040

iBT TOEFL Topic Vocabulary Breakthrough Unit 040
Author: Li Xiaolai

40. The string, or chordophone, family has several branches. In one branch, which includes the zither, dulcimer, strings are stretched across a flat body. In a second branch, each instrument has a neck, for example the lute, guitar, or violin. A third branch includes plucked instruments with multiple strings, such as the lyre or the harp, where each string produces only one pitch.

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