Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It is your human environment that makes climate. --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar. Sept. 15--Night. Close to Australia now.
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “Close to Australia now.”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading “It is your human environment that makes climate.”
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading “It is your human environment that makes climate.”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “It is your human environment that makes climate.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It is your human environment that makes climate.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Sept.”
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.”
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From this reading 15--Night.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Close to Australia now.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading It is your human environment that makes climate.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close to Australia now.
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading It is your human environment that makes climate.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading It is your human environment that makes climate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is your human environment that makes climate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is your human environment that makes climate.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It is your human environment that makes climate.
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.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 15--Night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Close to Australia now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Sept.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is your human environment that makes climate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Close to Australia now.
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.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is your human environment that makes climate.
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 2 by Mark Twain holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 1 holds 130 sentences of Following the Equator — Part 2, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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