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Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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But I hadn’t nigh done yet.
The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strandwhere the stamp shop is.
The Clerk of the Signet made a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’
I paid him four pound, seven.
The Clerk of the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal made a Privy-Seal bill for the Lord Chancellor.’
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Reprinted Pieces

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But I hadn’t nigh done yet.
Line 2
The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strandwhere the stamp shop is.
Line 3
The Clerk of the Signet madea Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’
Line 4
I paid him four pound, seven.
Line 5
The Clerk of the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal madea Privy-Seal bill for the Lord Chancellor.’

All words in this reading · 39

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

be

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

bill

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

But

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From this reading But I hadn’t nigh done yet.

Chancellor

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From this reading The Clerk of the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal made ‘a Privy-Seal bill for the Lord Chancellor.’

Clerk

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

done

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From this reading But I hadn’t nigh done yet.

for

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

four

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From this reading I paid him four pound, seven.

hadn't

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From this reading But I hadn’t nigh done yet.

him

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From this reading I paid him four pound, seven.

House

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

I

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From this reading But I hadn’t nigh done yet.

in

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

is

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

Keeper

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

Lord

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

made

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

nigh

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From this reading But I hadn’t nigh done yet.

of

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

Office

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

paid

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From this reading I paid him four pound, seven.

pound

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From this reading I paid him four pound, seven.

Privy

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

Privy-Seal

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From this reading The Clerk of the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal made ‘a Privy-Seal bill for the Lord Chancellor.’

Queen's

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

Seal

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From this reading The Clerk of the Signet made ‘a Signet bill for the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.’

seven

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From this reading I paid him four pound, seven.

shop

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

Signet

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

Somerset

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

stamp

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

Strand

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

The

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

to

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

took

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

was

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

where

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From this reading The Queen’s bill was to be took to the Signet Office in Somerset House, Strand—where the stamp shop is.

yet

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From this reading But I hadn’t nigh done yet.

Chapter 11 of Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 11 of Reprinted Pieces contain?

Chapter 11 holds 159 sentences of Reprinted Pieces, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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.

How do I study chapter 11 of Reprinted Pieces?

Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 32 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 11 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Reprinted Pieces

Common questions about reading Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Reprinted Pieces?

Yes. All 3906 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #872 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Reprinted Pieces is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #872, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Reprinted Pieces take to read?

About 325 minutes of reading across 782 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Reprinted Pieces section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Reprinted Pieces

Words and structures a reader meets early in Reprinted Pieces, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Voyage
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Reprinted Pieces; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Begging-letter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Reprinted Pieces; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Writer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Reprinted Pieces; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Child
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Reprinted Pieces; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.