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10th
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
1858
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
Africa
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
appreciated
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
attained
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
British
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
Burton
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
called
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
central
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
child
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
coast
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
Consul
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
delight
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
diary
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
east
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
eastern
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
eldest
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
encourage
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
England
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
expedition
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
extend
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
felt
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
flows
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From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
following
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
geography
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
hitherto
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
hundred
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
interior
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
knowledge
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
LAKE
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
lies
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
LIVINGSTONE
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
Ma-Robert
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
made
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From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
March
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
meanderings
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
miles
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
mother
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
mouth
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
Mrs
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
natives
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
near
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From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
NYASSA
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
orders
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
out
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
Quilimane
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
reached
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
region
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
River
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From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
Robert
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
says
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
Shire
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From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
SHIRWA
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
small
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
Speke
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
steam-launch
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From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Livingstone had brought out with him a small steam-launch called by the natives the _Ma-Robert_ after Mrs. Livingstone, the mother of Robert, their eldest child.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
threading
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
TRACES
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
trade
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From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
two
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
unexplored
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
up
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From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
upwards
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From this reading "The delight of threading out the meanderings of upwards of two hundred miles of a hitherto unexplored river must be felt to be appreciated," says Livingstone in his diary.
way
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From this reading In this little steam-launch he made his way up the Shire River, which flows into the Zambesi quite near its mouth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA Burton and Speke had not yet returned from central Africa, when Livingstone left England on another expedition into the interior, with orders "to extend the knowledge already attained of the geography of eastern and central Africa and to encourage trade."
Zambesi
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From this reading Leaving England on 10th March 1858, he reached the east coast the following May as British Consul of Quilimane, the region which lies about the mouth of the Zambesi.
