Chapter I
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Oh, how disgraceful! BERNSTEIN. Disgraceful! To sing such melodies! No--no, please.
The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oh,
how
disgraceful!
BERNSTEIN.
Disgraceful!
To
sing
such
melodies!
No--no,
please.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Oh,
how
disgraceful!
Line 2
BERNSTEIN.
/ˈbɜːrnstaɪn/
Line 3
Disgraceful!
/dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl/
Line 4
To
sing
such
melodies!
/tuː sɪŋ sʌtʃ ˈmelədiz/
Line 5
No--no,
please.
Learner Dictionary
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bernstein
noun
US /ˈbɜːrnstaɪn/
United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
From this reading “BERNSTEIN.”
disgraceful
adjective
US /dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl/
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading “Oh, how disgraceful!”
melodies
noun
US /ˈmelədiz/
plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “To sing such melodies!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “No--no, please.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “To sing such melodies!”
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BERNSTEINnounUS /ˈbɜːrnstaɪn/
United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
From this reading BERNSTEIN.
disgracefuladjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl/
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading Oh, how disgraceful!
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how disgraceful!
melodiesnounUS /ˈmelədiz/
plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading To sing such melodies!
not any; not one
From this reading No--no, please.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how disgraceful!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading No--no, please.
deliver by singing
From this reading To sing such melodies!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To sing such melodies!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To sing such melodies!
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- Disgraceful
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- Bernstein
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- Melodies
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- No--no
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