Chapter 6 of At Home with the Patagonians is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of At Home with the Patagonians is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES. Patagonian Giants. -- A Long Walk. -- Strength and Good Humour. -- Heads of Hair.
Chapter 6 of At Home with the Patagonians is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money collected under a tariff
From this reading “MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES.”
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Patagonian Giants.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “-- Heads of Hair.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “-- Heads of Hair.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “-- Strength and Good Humour.”
social deportment
From this reading “MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “-- Strength and Good Humour.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “-- A Long Walk.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a cheerful and agreeable mood
In this reading “-- Strength and Good Humour.”
In this reading “-- A Long Walk.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 -- A Long Walk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES.
money collected under a tariff
From this reading MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES.
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Patagonian Giants.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading -- Strength and Good Humour.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading -- Heads of Hair.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading -- Heads of Hair.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading -- Strength and Good Humour.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading -- A Long Walk.
social deportment
From this reading MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patagonian Giants.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading -- Strength and Good Humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TEHUELCHES.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading -- A Long Walk.
Chapter 6 of At Home with the Patagonians by George C. Musters holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 400 sentences of At Home with the Patagonians, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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