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Dorothy's Tour

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Evelyn Raymond • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.
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Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.
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Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.
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Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dorothy's Tour

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/1 · 8 reading units · Lines 1–8

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Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.
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Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.
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Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.
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Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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Adagio noun US /əˈdɑːʒioʊ/

(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)

From this reading “Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Beethoven noun US /ˈbeɪtoʊvən/

German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)

From this reading “Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.”

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Godard noun US /ɡəˈdɑːrd/

French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930)

From this reading “Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.”

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Gounod noun US /ˈɡuːnəd/

French composer best remembered for his operas (1818-1893)

From this reading “Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Schubert noun US /ˈʃuːbərt/

Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828)

From this reading “Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.”

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Solo noun US /ˈsoʊloʊ/

any activity that is performed alone without assistance

From this reading “Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.”

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Sonata noun US /səˈnɑːtə/

a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

From this reading “Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.”

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Wagner noun US /ˈwæɡnər/

Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)

From this reading “Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.”

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a-Maying

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From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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AdagionounUS /əˈdɑːʒioʊ/

(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)

From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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Ah

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From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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Ave

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From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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BeethovennounUS /ˈbeɪtoʊvən/

German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)

From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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Boothington

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From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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BrilliantadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪljənt/

of surpassing excellence

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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Calvert

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From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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CapricenounUS /kəˈpriːs/

a sudden desire

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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Carleton

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From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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Chanson

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From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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Dorothy

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From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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Florian

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From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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GodardnounUS /ɡəˈdɑːrd/

French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930)

From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GounodnounUS /ˈɡuːnəd/

French composer best remembered for his operas (1818-1893)

From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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Gradier

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From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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LanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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Leybach

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From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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Meer

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From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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Meistersinger

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From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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MoonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/

the light of the Moon

From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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Palonia

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From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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PianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

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Robbia

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From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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RuthnounUS /ruːθ/

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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SchubertnounUS /ˈʃuːbərt/

Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828)

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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SolonounUS /ˈsoʊloʊ/

any activity that is performed alone without assistance

From this reading Piano Solo-- "Am Meer" Schubert "Caprice Brilliant" Leybach Mr. C. B. Carleton.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SonatanounUS /səˈnɑːtə/

a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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SongsnounUS /sɔːŋz/

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading Songs-- "Ave Maria" Gounod "La Palonia" Gradier Miss Mary Robbia.

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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

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ViolinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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WagnernounUS /ˈwæɡnər/

Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)

From this reading Violin Solo-- Adagio from "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Meistersinger Wagner Miss Dorothy Calvert.

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WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Songs-- "Chanson de Florian" Godard "Ah, That We Two Were a-Maying" Smith Miss Ruth Boothington.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 15 of Dorothy's Tour by Evelyn Raymond holds 8 sentences, grouped into 2 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Stories
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