Chapter 1 of A journey to the world under-ground is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A journey to the world under-ground is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground. BY _NICHOLAS KLIMIUS_. Translated from the ORIGINAL. MDCCXLII. THE CONTENTS.
Chapter 1 of A journey to the world under-ground is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “THE CONTENTS.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground.”
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “Translated from the ORIGINAL.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated from the ORIGINAL.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Translated from the ORIGINAL.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY _NICHOLAS KLIMIUS_.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading THE CONTENTS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated from the ORIGINAL.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY _NICHOLAS KLIMIUS_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MDCCXLII.
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading BY _NICHOLAS KLIMIUS_.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Translated from the ORIGINAL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated from the ORIGINAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE World Under-Ground.
Chapter 1 of A journey to the world under-ground by Ludvig Holberg holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 385 sentences of A journey to the world under-ground, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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