Chapter 1 of A Voyage Round the World — Volume I is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Voyage Round the World — Volume I is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC. ETC. "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue." --Akenside. ADVERTISEMENT.
Chapter 1 of A Voyage Round the World — Volume I is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “ADVERTISEMENT.”
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.”
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading “Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.”
Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
From this reading “Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.”
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “"Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."”
plural of “blandishment” — flattery intended to persuade
From this reading “"Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."”
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.”
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading ADVERTISEMENT.
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Akenside.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
plural of “blandishment” — flattery intended to persuade
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
the organ of sight
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc. etc. from MDCCCXXVII to MDCCCXXXII JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. F.R.S. ETC.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
accept gladly
From this reading "Man loves knowledge: and the beams of truth More welcome touch his understanding's eye, Than all the blandishments of sounds his ear, Than all of taste his tongue."
Chapter 1 of A Voyage Round the World — Volume I by James Holman holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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