Chapter 1 of Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 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 “PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.”
a university in England
From this reading “University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.”
an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
From this reading “PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.”
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From this reading 1882.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.
a university in England
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
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intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a small contrasting part of something
From this reading PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
From this reading PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.
a male human offspring
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
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a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
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in the company of; together with
From this reading PATCH GRIEF WITH PROVERBS.--_Shakespeare._ Boston: Roberts Brothers.
Chapter 1 of Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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