Don Quixote’s Adventures: Chapters 26-41
Chapter 26
After Don Quixote’s departure, a bewildered Sancho, emulating Amadis of Gaul, launched into melancholic pronouncements and praises of the knight-errant. He then recited a poem describing the surrounding landscape. Lacking sustenance, he searched for herbs. Upon encountering the priest and barber, Sancho recounted his adventures, including a lost letter from Dulcinea. The priest and barber, amused by Sancho’s forgetfulness, offered him food before joining him in the search for Don Quixote.
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Chapter I
His name was Alfonso Quijana. A gentleman of the lance, with an old shield, a lean hack, and a greyhound. He was 50 years old, lean-faced, an early riser, and a friend of the hunt. He lived with a housekeeper past 40, a niece of 20, and a boy who helped in the field and market. He loved reading books of chivalry, so much so that he sold arable land to buy more. The priest, a doctor and graduate of Siguenza, noted his obsession. Quijana decided to become a knight-errant, traveling the world
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English Verb Tenses
Present Simple
I play tennis. She does not play tennis. Does he play tennis? The train leaves every morning at 8 AM. The train does not leave at 9 AM. When does the train usually leave? She always forgets her purse. He never forgets his wallet. Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun. Does the Sun circle the Earth?
Present Continuous
You are learning English now. You are not swimming now. Are you sleeping? I am sitting. I am not standing. Is he sitting or standing? They are
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My High School Transformation
The excitement of starting high school is contagious. Everyone anticipates those four years as the best of their lives. While I wouldn’t call them my best years, they were undoubtedly my most educational. Beyond the fun, I learned profound lessons about myself, family, love, betrayal, and life itself. These experiences shaped me, adding wisdom and strength to my carefree spirit.
A Rocky Start and Rebellion
My high school journey began with resentment. My parents’
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Sophie Amundsen’s Philosophical Journey
The Garden of Eden
Sophie Amundsen returned home from school with a friend. The first stop? The mailbox. Usually, the mail was for her mother or her father, a tanker captain. But today, a letter addressed to her—no seal, no sender. Inside, a note: “Who are you?” Sophie pondered the question. In her garden, she reflected on life’s beauty and the eventual loss of her grandmother. Returning to the mailbox, she found a second envelope: “Where does the world
Read MoreEnglish Language Exercises and Grammar Review
Section 1
1.c) stuff
- a) get rid of c) learned
- b) accurate
- b) cousin
- c) fleet
2. Set up, renewable energy, environmentally friendly, turning out, crews, willing, pastime, start out, get to, amount
3. Preferable, marriage, promotion, sensitive, management
4. Interfere, low prices, they think alike, another option.
1. Aren’t, will walk – wouldn’t have forgotten, had written down – has been cooking, am not waiting, to taste – must have left, hadn’t left
2. Hadn’t experimented – wouldn’t have been