Chapter 1 of Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL. ROBIN REDFORTH AGED 9. LONDON: CONSTABLE AND CO. LTD. The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
Chapter 1 of Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “ROBIN REDFORTH AGED 9.”
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “LONDON: CONSTABLE AND CO.”
gotten under control
From this reading “The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.”
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading “The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.”
in this place or thing or document
From this reading “The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “ROBIN REDFORTH AGED 9.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.”
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From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
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From this reading ROBIN REDFORTH AGED 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading ROBIN REDFORTH AGED 9.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: CONSTABLE AND CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: CONSTABLE AND CO.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading LONDON: CONSTABLE AND CO.
gotten under control
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.
in this place or thing or document
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
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From this reading A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: CONSTABLE AND CO.
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From this reading LTD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBIN REDFORTH AGED 9.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading ROBIN REDFORTH AGED 9.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HOLIDAY ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT-COL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867.
Chapter 1 of Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master by Charles Dickens holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
Chapter 1 holds 235 sentences of Captain Boldheart & the Latin-Grammar Master, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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