Chapter 1 of Sir Jasper Carew: His Life and Experience is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Sir Jasper Carew: His Life and Experience is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR JASPER CAREW. Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz. Boston: Little, Brown, And Company. 1904. By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
Chapter 1 of Sir Jasper Carew: His Life and Experience is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.”
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading “SIR JASPER CAREW.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “SIR JASPER CAREW.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.”
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In this reading “Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.”
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From this reading 1904.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading SIR JASPER CAREW.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading SIR JASPER CAREW.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR JASPER CAREW.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Illustrated By E. Van Muyden and Phiz.
which person or people
From this reading By ONE WHO THINKS HIGHLY OF HIS HEART, AND HOPES MUCH FROM HIS HEAD.
Chapter 1 of Sir Jasper Carew: His Life and Experience by Charles Lever holds 28 sentences, grouped into 6 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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