Fill in the missing word and translate. The novel David Copperfield by was published serially from 1849 to 1850 and in book form in 1850. The book’s full title is The Personal History of David Copperfield.
The novel follows the life of main character David Copperfield from a baby to an . His mother dies when he is young, and, after working unhappily in his stepfather’s , David runs away to his aunt. She sends him to school, during which time he lives with Mr. Wickfield and becomes good friends with his Agnes. After David graduates, he finds work in a and marries Dora, the daughter of his . Meanwhile, David’s aunt loses—and then recovers with the help of David’s friends—some of her money. David’s wife dies, and he travels for a few years before returning and marrying Agnes, whom he realizes he has loved all along. He then pursues a career.
David Copperfield is perhaps most notable for its childhood chapters. Largely for this reason and for its autobiographical interest, it has always been among Dickens’s most popular . It incorporates material from the autobiography Dickens had recently begun but soon abandoned and is written in the first person, a new technique for him. Although Copperfield differs from his in many ways, Dickens relates early personal that had meant much to him—his own period of work in a factory while his father was , his schooling and reading, and his emergence from parliamentary reporting into novel writing.
1. Are your parents sleeping? No, they aren't. They're watching TV.
2. What is she doing? She's sleeping.
3. Is he having a lunch? No, he isn't. He is speaking on the phone.
4. Look out the window! It's going to the rain.
5. My sister is trying the new dress on.
6. What are you reading?
7. He's working on his report.
8. Grandfather is sitting on the chair and listening to the news.
9. Listen! She's playing the piano full well.
10. Where are they going? They're going to the school.
11. What is she learning? She's learning the poem.
12. What are the children playing? They're playing the football.
13. My family are sitting at the table.
14. Why are you not carrying her bag?
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