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David Copperfield

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

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One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.
It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.
In this, no time was to be lost.
I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.
He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

David Copperfield

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of David Copperfield is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.
Line 2
It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.
Line 3
In this, no time was to be lost.
Line 4
I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.
Line 5
He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

Learner Dictionary

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.”

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and

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

any

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

aside

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

away

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

be

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From this reading In this, no time was to be lost.

before

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

between

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

catastrophe

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

conceal

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

confided

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

dismiss

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

do

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

emotions

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

from

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

going

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

had

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

happy

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

He

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

him

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

I

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

ignorance

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

in

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

intelligence

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

intercept

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

It

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

late

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

lost

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From this reading In this, no time was to be lost.

Micawber

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might

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

more

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

Mr

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

myself

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

newspaper

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

night

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

no

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From this reading In this, no time was to be lost.

occurred

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

of

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

on

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

One

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

Peggotty

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

precautions

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

reach

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

shock

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

so

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

standing

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

such

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

task

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

that

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

the

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

their

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

them

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

these

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

thing

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

this

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From this reading In this, no time was to be lost.

those

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

through

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

time

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From this reading In this, no time was to be lost.

to

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

took

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From this reading I took Mr. Micawber aside that same night, and confided to him the task of standing between Mr. Peggotty and intelligence of the late catastrophe.

undertook

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

voyage

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

was

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

were

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

what

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

which

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

who

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From this reading It was, to conceal what had occurred, from those who were going away; and to dismiss them on their voyage in happy ignorance.

without

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

yielding

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From this reading One thing more, I had to do, before yielding myself to the shock of these emotions.

zealously

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From this reading He zealously undertook to do so, and to intercept any newspaper through which it might, without such precautions, reach him.

Chapter 36 of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 36 of David Copperfield contain?

Chapter 36 holds 310 sentences of David Copperfield, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 36 of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 310 sentences, grouped into 62 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 3628 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in David Copperfield

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Whether
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Shall
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Station
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Anybody
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