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Chapter 1 of Australian Heroes and Adventurers is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADVENTURERS. LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE. 1889. PREFACE. This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
Chapter 1 of Australian Heroes and Adventurers is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading “ADVENTURERS.”
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.”
plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.”
clarifying by use of examples
From this reading “This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.”
third-person singular of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.”
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading “LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.”
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading “This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.”
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading “LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.”
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.
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From this reading 1889.
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From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading ADVENTURERS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
clarifying by use of examples
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
third-person singular of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
a narrow way or road
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND MELBOURNE.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This book is the first of a series which the Publisher intends to issue, illustrative of life and adventure in the Australian Colonies and the Islands of the Pacific.
Chapter 1 of Australian Heroes and Adventurers by William T. (William Thomas) Pyke holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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