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Down the Orinoco in a Canoe

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Down the Orinoco in a Canoe is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.
It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.
What was, is; what was, must be; so I imagine.
Memory is in this respect like the artist.
The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Down the Orinoco in a Canoe

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Down the Orinoco in a Canoe is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.
/ðoʊ ˈsevrəl jɪrz hæv ɪˈlæpst sɪns maɪ ˈdʒɜːrni əˈkrɔːs ðoʊz waɪld væst ˈriːdʒənz ðə riˈmembrəns ʌv ðem ɪz moʊst ˈvɪvəd ənd klɪr ɪn maɪ maɪnd/
Line 2
It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.
Line 3
What was, is; what was, must be; so I imagine.
/wʌt wɑːz ɪz wʌt wɑːz mʌst biː soʊ aɪ ˌɪˈmædʒən/
Line 4
Memory is in this respect like the artist.
/ˈmem.ər.i ɪz ɪn ðɪs rɪˈspekt laɪk ðə ˈɑːrtəst/
Line 5
The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

abiding adjective US /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/

lasting a long time

From this reading “It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.”

defying verb US /dɪˈfaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading “The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.”

fashions noun US /ˈfæʃənz/

plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.”

panorama noun US /ˌpænərˈæmə/

the visual percept of a region

From this reading “It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.”

sculptor noun US /ˈskʌlptər/

an artist who creates sculptures

From this reading “The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.”

seizes verb US /ˈsiːzɪz/

third-person singular of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading “The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.”

unattainable adjective US /ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbəl/

impossible to achieve

From this reading “It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.”

unchanging adjective US /ənˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

conforming to the same principles or course of action over time

From this reading “The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

vast regions adjective + noun counted as “vast region”

In this reading “Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.”

several years adjective + noun

In this reading “Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.”

most vivid adverb + adjective

In this reading “Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.”

journey across verb + particle

In this reading “Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.”

for ever preposition + adverb

In this reading “It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.”

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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.

abidingadjectiveUS /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/

lasting a long time

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Memory is in this respect like the artist.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading What was, is; what was, must be; so I imagine.

beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

breezesnounUS /ˈbriːzɪz/

plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/

an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

clearverbUS /klɪr/

rid of obstructions

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

cloudverbUS /klaʊd/

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

defyingverbUS /dɪˈfaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

fashionsnounUS /ˈfæʃənz/

plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading What was, is; what was, must be; so I imagine.

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

keepsnounUS /kiːps/

plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Memory is in this respect like the artist.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading What was, is; what was, must be; so I imagine.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/

an artist who paints

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

panoramanounUS /ˌpænərˈæmə/

the visual percept of a region

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/

an amount of time

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/

plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Memory is in this respect like the artist.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

scenenounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

sculptornounUS /ˈskʌlptər/

an artist who creates sculptures

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

seizesverbUS /ˈsiːzɪz/

third-person singular of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading What was, is; what was, must be; so I imagine.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

streamnounUS /striːm/

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Memory is in this respect like the artist.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

unattainableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbəl/

impossible to achieve

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

unchangeableadjective

not changeable or subject to change

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

unchangingadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

conforming to the same principles or course of action over time

From this reading The sculptor or the painter seizes one moment of life, fashions and records it in marble or in bronze, in line or colour, and there it remains defying time, unchanging and unchangeable.

vastadjectiveUS /væst/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What was, is; what was, must be; so I imagine.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What was, is; what was, must be; so I imagine.

wherein

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It seems to me that everything in that period of my life, landscape and human beings, forest and plain, stream and cloud, mountains and breezes, all, all are still alive; they form part of the panorama or scene wherein my memory keeps them immortal, abiding for ever as I saw them, though unattainable to me.

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Though several years have elapsed since my journey across those wild vast regions, the remembrance of them is most vivid and clear in my mind.

Chapter 12 of Down the Orinoco in a Canoe by Santiago Pérez Triana holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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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Orinoco
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Canoe
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