Chapter 16 of Dagonet Abroad is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dagonet Abroad is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VENICE. It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice. I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_. ‘Half an hour in Rome'--doesn’t it sound terrible? Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
Chapter 16 of Dagonet Abroad is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!”
a half of an hour
From this reading “I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.”
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading “It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.”
an established line of travel or access
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading “VENICE.”
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.
on a route to some place
In this reading “I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.”
In this reading “It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Half an hour in Rome'--doesn’t it sound terrible?
half the width of an em
From this reading I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
the act of departing
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading ‘Half an hour in Rome'--doesn’t it sound terrible?
a half of an hour
From this reading I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ‘Half an hour in Rome'--doesn’t it sound terrible?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.
not any; not one
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.
an established line of travel or access
From this reading I had another half-hour in Rome _en route_.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading ‘Half an hour in Rome'--doesn’t it sound terrible?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ‘Half an hour in Rome'--doesn’t it sound terrible?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fancy being in Rome and going no further than the refreshment-room in the railway-station!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading VENICE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an awful journey from Naples to Venice.
Chapter 16 of Dagonet Abroad by George R. (George Robert) Sims holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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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