Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A man may have no bad habits and have worse. --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar. The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two. We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations. This took but little time.
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “A man may have no bad habits and have worse.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.”
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “A man may have no bad habits and have worse.”
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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 man may have no bad habits and have worse.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This took but little time.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This took but little time.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
not any; not one
From this reading A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This took but little time.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading This took but little time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
in or at the place that
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The starting point of this lecturing-trip around the world was Paris, where we had been living a year or two.
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