Chapter 2 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar. Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
Chapter 2 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 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 “Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.”
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 “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading “Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Everything human is pathetic.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.”
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading “Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.”
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 Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
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 Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
plural of “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything human is pathetic.
set up or found
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading There is no humor in heaven.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Everything human is pathetic.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no humor in heaven.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything human is pathetic.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
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 There is no humor in heaven.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Everything human is pathetic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no humor in heaven.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
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.
a late time of life
From this reading Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
Chapter 2 of Following the Equator — Part 2 by Mark Twain holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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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