Chapter 1 of Jack 1877 is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Jack 1877 is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition. “With a _k_, sir; with a _k_. The name is written and pronounced as in English. The child’s godfather was English. A major-general in the Indian army.
Chapter 1 of Jack 1877 is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “A major-general in the Indian army.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition.”
position 40 in a countable series of things
From this reading “From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition.”
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “The child’s godfather was English.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “A major-general in the Indian army.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “The name is written and pronounced as in English.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “The name is written and pronounced as in English.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “With a _k_, sir; with a _k_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The name is written and pronounced as in English.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading A major-general in the Indian army.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The name is written and pronounced as in English.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child’s godfather was English.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The name is written and pronounced as in English.
position 40 in a countable series of things
From this reading From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition.
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading The child’s godfather was English.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The name is written and pronounced as in English.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading A major-general in the Indian army.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The name is written and pronounced as in English.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “With a _k_, sir; with a _k_.
a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general
From this reading A major-general in the Indian army.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name is written and pronounced as in English.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The name is written and pronounced as in English.
term of address for a man
From this reading “With a _k_, sir; with a _k_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading From The Fortieth Thousand, French Edition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child’s godfather was English.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With a _k_, sir; with a _k_.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The name is written and pronounced as in English.
Chapter 1 of Jack 1877 by Alphonse Daudet holds 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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 322 sentences of Jack 1877, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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