Chapter 1 of Adventures in Many Lands is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Adventures in Many Lands is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES. By Henry Charles Moore. THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME. Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes. By Henry Charles Moore.
Chapter 1 of Adventures in Many Lands is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME.”
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes.”
plural of “heroine” — the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading “NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES.”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “By Henry Charles Moore.”
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes.”
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading “Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes.”
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES.”
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Henry Charles Moore.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading By Henry Charles Moore.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading By Henry Charles Moore.
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes.
plural of “heroine” — the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading By Henry Charles Moore.
impressive in appearance
From this reading NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES.
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes.
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME.
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES.
Chapter 1 of Adventures in Many Lands by Various holds 1333 sentences, grouped into 267 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 1333 sentences of Adventures in Many Lands, unabridged, divided into 267 reading sections.
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