Chapter XV
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OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX. 1. _Yale_ MR. BACON 2. _Harvard_ MR.
The Crimson Sweater
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of The Crimson Sweater is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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OVERTURE:
"_Medley
of
College
Airs_"
ORCHESTRA
COLLEGE
TABLEAUX.
1.
_Yale_
MR.
BACON
2.
_Harvard_
MR.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Crimson Sweater
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of The Crimson Sweater is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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OVERTURE:
"_Medley
of
College
Airs_"
ORCHESTRA
COLLEGE
TABLEAUX.
/ˈoʊvərtʃər ˈmedli ʌv ˈkɑːlɪdʒ erz ˈɔːrkəstrə ˈkɑːlɪdʒ təˈbloʊ/
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1.
Line 3
_Yale_
MR.
/jeɪl ˈmɪstər/
Line 4
BACON
2.
Line 5
_Harvard_
MR.
/ˈhɑːrvərd ˈmɪstər/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Airs
noun
US /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
bacon
noun
US /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “BACON 2.”
Harvard
noun
US /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
Medley
noun
US /ˈmedli/
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
orchestra
noun
US /ˈɔːrkəstrə/
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading “OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.”
overture
noun
US /ˈoʊvərtʃər/
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading “OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.”
tableaux
noun
US /təˈbloʊ/
plural of “tableau” — a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading “OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.”
Yale
noun
US /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
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1
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From this reading BACON 2.
AirsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.
BACONnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading BACON 2.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading _Harvard_ MR.
MedleynounUS /ˈmedli/
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Yale_ MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.
ORCHESTRAnounUS /ˈɔːrkəstrə/
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.
OVERTUREnounUS /ˈoʊvərtʃər/
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.
TABLEAUXnounUS /təˈbloʊ/
plural of “tableau” — a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading OVERTURE: "_Medley of College Airs_" ORCHESTRA COLLEGE TABLEAUX.
YalenounUS /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
From this reading _Yale_ MR.
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