Chapter 3 of African Camp Fires is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of African Camp Fires is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NAIROBI. XIII. UP FROM THE COAST. Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills. It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
Chapter 3 of African Camp Fires is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “UP FROM THE COAST.”
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading “It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.”
the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris
From this reading “NAIROBI.”
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading “Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.”
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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 Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
at or in or to any place
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
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From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading UP FROM THE COAST.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading UP FROM THE COAST.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
and nothing more
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris
From this reading NAIROBI.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
by chance
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Nairobi is situated at the far edge of the great Athi Plains and just below a range of hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP FROM THE COAST.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP FROM THE COAST.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It might about as well have been anywhere else, and perhaps better a few miles back in the higher country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading XIII.
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