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The Crimson Sweater
The Crimson Sweater

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The Crimson Sweater is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ralph Henry Barbour • Curated US English Learning Edition
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ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!
"Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"
"Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"
"He was poaching," explained Sid.
"Anyhow, Emmy says he was.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Crimson Sweater

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The Crimson Sweater is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!
Line 2
"Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"
Line 3
"Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"
Line 4
"He was poaching," explained Sid.
Line 5
"Anyhow, Emmy says he was.
/ˈenihaʊ ˈemi sez hiː wɑːz/

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.

bounds noun US /baʊndz/

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading “ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Burgess noun US /ˈbɜːrdʒəs/

English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)

From this reading “"Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
confided verb US /kənˈfaɪdɪd/

past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading “"Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Emmy noun US /ˈemi/

an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television

From this reading “"Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Gee noun US /dʒiː/

a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

From this reading “"Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
importantly adverb US /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəntli/

in an important way or to an important degree

From this reading “"Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Juniors noun US /ˈdʒuːnjərz/

plural of “junior” — term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading “"Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
poaching noun US /ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/

cooking in simmering liquid

From this reading “"He was poaching," explained Sid.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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By noon preposition + noun

In this reading “ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!”

1,919 times in 225,867 chapters
rest of verb + particle

In this reading “ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!”

80,160 times in 225,867 chapters
on the steps preposition + article + noun counted as “on … steps”

In this reading “"Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"”

5,133 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 61

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AnyhowadverbUS /ˈenihaʊ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading "Anyhow, Emmy says he was.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BOUNDSnounUS /baʊndz/

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BurgessnounUS /ˈbɜːrdʒəs/

English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/

past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EmmynounUS /ˈemi/

an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading "He was poaching," explained Sid.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GeenounUS /dʒiː/

a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
importantlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəntli/

in an important way or to an important degree

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
INNERadjectiveUS /ˈɪnər/

located inward

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JuniorsnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjərz/

plural of “junior” — term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Middlers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Pending verification
newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
poachingnounUS /ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/

cooking in simmering liquid

From this reading "He was poaching," explained Sid.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PorternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
quoth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

Pending verification
recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Roy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

Pending verification
saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "Anyhow, Emmy says he was.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sid

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Pending verification
stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/

a request to be present

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/

(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
termnounUS /tɜːrm/

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

Pending verification
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ON INNER BOUNDS By noon the news was all over school: Roy Porter was on inner bounds for the rest of the term!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Pending verification
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "Emmy told him," confided Sid importantly to a group of Juniors and Middlers awaiting the dinner summons on the steps of Burgess, "that if it wasn't for his good record all year he would have suspended him!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "Gee!" quoth the youngest boy in school, "that's pretty fierce, just for fishing on Sunday!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 24 of The Crimson Sweater by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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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