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Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)

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By Charles Brockden Brown • Curated US English Learning Edition

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I had taken much pains to improve the sagacity of a favourite Spaniel.

It was my purpose, indeed, to ascertain to what degree of improvement the principles of reasoning and imitation could be carried in a dog.

There is no doubt that the animal affixes distinct ideas to sounds.

What are the possible limits of his vocabulary no one can tell.

In conversing with my dog I did not use English words, but selected simple monosyllables.

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Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment) is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I had taken much pains to improve the sagacity of a favourite Spaniel.

Line 2

It was my purpose, indeed, to ascertain to what degree of improvement the principles of reasoning and imitation could be carried in a dog.

Line 3

There is no doubt that the animal affixes distinct ideas to sounds.

Line 4

What are the possible limits of his vocabulary no one can tell.

Line 5

In conversing with my dog I did not use English words, but selected simple monosyllables.

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Sagacity noun US /səˈɡæs.ə.t̬i/

The quality of being sagacious; keen wisdom and sound judgment. (Sự minh triết, sự sáng suốt.)

From this reading “I had taken much pains to improve the sagacity of a favourite Spaniel.”

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and

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animal

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are

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ascertain

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be

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but

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can

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carried

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conversing

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could

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degree

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did

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distinct

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dog

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doubt

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English

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favourite

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had

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his

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I

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ideas

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imitation

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improve

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improvement

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in

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indeed

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is

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It

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limits

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monosyllables

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much

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my

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no

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not

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of

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one

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pains

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possible

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principles

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purpose

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reasoning

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sagacitynounUS /səˈɡæs.ə.t̬i/

The quality of being sagacious; keen wisdom and sound judgment. (Sự minh triết, sự sáng suốt.)

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selected

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simple

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sounds

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Spaniel

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taken

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tell

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that

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the

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There

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to

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use

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vocabulary

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was

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what

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with

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words

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Chapter 3 of Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment) by Charles Brockden Brown holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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.

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