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Chapter 6 of African Camp Fires is here in full — 1560 sentences across 312 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN MASAILAND. XXXIII. OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT. Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line. Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
Chapter 6 of African Camp Fires is here in full — 1560 sentences across 312 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or evidencing buboes
From this reading “Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.”
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading “Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.”
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
From this reading “Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.”
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
From this reading “OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.”
the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris
From this reading “Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.”
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
From this reading “Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.”
past form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading “Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.”
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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 Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
of or evidencing buboes
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
From this reading OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MASAILAND.
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From this reading OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading IN MASAILAND.
the force of workers available
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
according to the clock
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.
owed as a debt
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
past form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
cut with a saw
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
being three more than thirty
From this reading XXXIII.
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