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Chapter 1 of From John O'Groats to Land's End is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn." Sept. 16. Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay. Sept.
Chapter 1 of From John O'Groats to Land's End is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 18/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 86–90
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.”
past form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading “Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.”
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."”
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading “Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Sept.”
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading “Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.”
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading “Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."”
any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
From this reading “Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."”
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From this reading 16.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
past form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
brought together in one place
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
not used up
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Sept.
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
From this reading Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.
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