Chapter I
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=WORKS.= Newly arranged. 7 Vols. 12mo, each, $2.00. 1. CHEERFUL YESTERDAYS.
Carlyle's laugh, and other surprises
Chapter I
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=WORKS.=
Newly
arranged.
7
Vols.
12mo,
each,
$2.00.
1.
CHEERFUL
YESTERDAYS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Carlyle's laugh, and other surprises
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Carlyle's laugh, and other surprises is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
=WORKS.=
Newly
arranged.
/wɜːrks ˈnuːli ərˈeɪndʒd/
Line 2
7
Vols.
Line 3
12mo,
each,
$2.00.
Line 4
1.
Line 5
CHEERFUL
YESTERDAYS.
/ˈtʃɪrfəl ˈjestərdeɪz/
Learner Dictionary
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disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “=WORKS.= Newly arranged.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “CHEERFUL YESTERDAYS.”
Newly
adverb
US /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading “=WORKS.= Newly arranged.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “=WORKS.= Newly arranged.”
yesterdays
noun
US /ˈjestərdeɪz/
plural of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading “CHEERFUL YESTERDAYS.”
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1
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12
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2.00
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7
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From this reading 7 Vols.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading =WORKS.= Newly arranged.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading CHEERFUL YESTERDAYS.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading 12mo, each, $2.00.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
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NewlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading =WORKS.= Newly arranged.
Vols
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From this reading 7 Vols.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading =WORKS.= Newly arranged.
YESTERDAYSnounUS /ˈjestərdeɪz/
plural of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading CHEERFUL YESTERDAYS.
Chapter 1 of Carlyle's laugh, and other surprises by Thomas Wentworth Higginson holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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Vocabulary met early in Carlyle's laugh, and other surprises
Words and structures a reader meets early in Carlyle's laugh, and other surprises, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Works
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- Newly
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- Arranged
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- Cheerful
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