Chapter 6 of An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet. We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard. The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand. They seemed a miserable lot. They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
Chapter 6 of An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.”
a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
From this reading “We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.”
plural of “matchlock” — an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
From this reading “The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand.”
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading “WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.”
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading “We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.”
Himalayish language spoken in Tibet
From this reading “We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.”
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reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.”
In this reading “They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.”
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From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand.
a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading They seemed a miserable lot.
plural of “matchlock” — an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
From this reading The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading They seemed a miserable lot.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
not any; not one
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand.
go across or through
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
with speed
From this reading The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading They offered no resistance, but begged for money and food.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed a miserable lot.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed a miserable lot.
Himalayish language spoken in Tibet
From this reading We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The soldiers quickly turned out, matchlocks in hand.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS We altered our course from north to north-east, rising to 16,600 feet.
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