Chapter 1 of By Desert Ways to Baghdad is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of By Desert Ways to Baghdad is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR. _Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS. _G. W. E. Russell._ REMINISCENCES. _Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN. _R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
Chapter 1 of By Desert Ways to Baghdad is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading “_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.”
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading “_R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.”
plural of “collection” — several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading “_Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.”
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “_Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN.”
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading “_R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.”
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “_Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.”
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading “_G. W. E. Russell._ REMINISCENCES.”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “_G. W. E. Russell._ REMINISCENCES.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading _Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading _R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading _R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
plural of “collection” — several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading _Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _G. W. E. Russell._ REMINISCENCES.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading _G. W. E. Russell._ REMINISCENCES.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading _Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN.
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading _R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading _Arthur Conan Doyle._ COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading _G. W. E. Russell._ REMINISCENCES.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading _G. W. E. Russell._ REMINISCENCES.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir Henry Hawkins._ LIFE OF LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _R. Barry O'Brien._ FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _G. W. E. Russell._ REMINISCENCES.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ THE GREAT BOER WAR.
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