Chapter 1 of The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY. CERVANTES. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA. WALTER K. KELLY. LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
Chapter 1 of The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.”
Spanish writer best remembered for “Don Quixote” which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
From this reading “CERVANTES.”
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading “WALTER K. KELLY.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER K. KELLY.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
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From this reading BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.
Spanish writer best remembered for “Don Quixote” which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
From this reading CERVANTES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading WALTER K. KELLY.
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading WALTER K. KELLY.
a room where books are kept
From this reading BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER K. KELLY.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
Chapter 1 of The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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