Chapter 11 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pity is for the living, Envy is for the dead. --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar. The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens. We cannot have these paradises. The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
Chapter 11 of Following the Equator — Part 2 is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
From this reading “The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.”
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.”
a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
From this reading “The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
From this reading “The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.”
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.”
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading “The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot have these paradises.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Pity is for the living, Envy is for the dead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading Pity is for the living, Envy is for the dead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pity is for the living, Envy is for the dead.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We cannot have these paradises.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pity is for the living, Envy is for the dead.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Pity is for the living, Envy is for the dead.
a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
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.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot have these paradises.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Pity is for the living, Envy is for the dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
a person who follows next in order
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The successor of the sheet-iron hamlet of the mangrove marshes has that other Australian specialty, the Botanical Gardens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pity is for the living, Envy is for the dead.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We cannot have these paradises.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot have these paradises.
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.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The best we could do would be to cover a vast acreage under glass and apply steam heat.
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