Chapter 3 of Following the Equator — Part 5 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Following the Equator — Part 5 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty. "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend." --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar. The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things. We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
Chapter 3 of Following the Equator — Part 5 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel up
From this reading “"When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
being joined in close association
From this reading “The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.”
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading “The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.”
relating to or characteristic of Jainism
From this reading “We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.”
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading “"When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."”
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading “There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.”
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 "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
travel up
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
being joined in close association
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
relating to or characteristic of Jainism
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
come together
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
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.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were taken by friends to see a Jain temple.
at the time that
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty.
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.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next picture that drifts across the field of my memory is one which is connected with religious things.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
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