Chapter 5 of Charles Duran is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Charles Duran is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES'S HABITS. Good habits are of the greatest importance. If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent. Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength. The young should beware of the first evil habit.
Chapter 5 of Charles Duran is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading “The young should beware of the first evil habit.”
possessive form of “charles” — King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES'S HABITS.”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.”
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading “If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “CHARLES'S HABITS.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “Good habits are of the greatest importance.”
a quantity that is added
From this reading “Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.”
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading “If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Good habits are of the greatest importance.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading The young should beware of the first evil habit.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
possessive form of “charles” — King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES'S HABITS.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The young should beware of the first evil habit.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good habits are of the greatest importance.
highest in quality
From this reading Good habits are of the greatest importance.
an established custom
From this reading The young should beware of the first evil habit.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading CHARLES'S HABITS.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Good habits are of the greatest importance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.
a quantity that is added
From this reading Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Good habits are of the greatest importance.
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The young should beware of the first evil habit.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Good habits are of the greatest importance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
except if; if not
From this reading Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Evil habits, unless they are corrected, will increase in number and strength.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading If they are cultivated by the young, they become fixed and permanent.
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