Chapter 20 of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Further years of boyhood and additional crosses. Progress in study and music. I excel at the game of Nuts in May. I am to go to Hopkinson House School. But Providence again intervenes.
Chapter 20 of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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further or added
From this reading “Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.”
the childhood of a boy
From this reading “Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.”
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading “Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.”
distinguish oneself
From this reading “I excel at the game of Nuts in May.”
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)
From this reading “I am to go to Hopkinson House School.”
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “But Providence again intervenes.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “I excel at the game of Nuts in May.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “But Providence again intervenes.”
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further or added
From this reading Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.
anew
From this reading But Providence again intervenes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to go to Hopkinson House School.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I excel at the game of Nuts in May.
the childhood of a boy
From this reading Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Providence again intervenes.
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.
distinguish oneself
From this reading I excel at the game of Nuts in May.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I excel at the game of Nuts in May.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am to go to Hopkinson House School.
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)
From this reading I am to go to Hopkinson House School.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I am to go to Hopkinson House School.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I excel at the game of Nuts in May.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Progress in study and music.
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading But Providence again intervenes.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I excel at the game of Nuts in May.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Progress in study and music.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading I excel at the game of Nuts in May.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Progress in study and music.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading But Providence again intervenes.
an educational institution
From this reading I am to go to Hopkinson House School.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Progress in study and music.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I excel at the game of Nuts in May.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am to go to Hopkinson House School.
a late time of life
From this reading Further years of boyhood and additional crosses.
Chapter 20 of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself by H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir Bashford holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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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