Chapter 6 of Jack Sheppard: A Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Jack Sheppard: A Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Idle Apprentice. Twelve years! How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place! The whole aspect of things is altered. The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
Chapter 6 of Jack Sheppard: A Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading “The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.”
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “The whole aspect of things is altered.”
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading “The Idle Apprentice.”
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading “The whole aspect of things is altered.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!”
not in action or at work
From this reading “The Idle Apprentice.”
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading “How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.”
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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 The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
how long something has existed
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading The Idle Apprentice.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
not in action or at work
From this reading The Idle Apprentice.
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Idle Apprentice.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Twelve years!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
a late time of life
From this reading Twelve years!
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
Chapter 6 of Jack Sheppard: A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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