Chapter 1 of From Pekin to Calais by Land is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of From Pekin to Calais by Land is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND. BY H. DE WINDT. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP. “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of From Pekin to Calais by Land is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
From this reading ““Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.”
a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England
From this reading “FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND.”
plural of “dominion” — dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading ““Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading ““Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
plural of “vi” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading ““Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND.
a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England
From this reading FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading BY H. DE WINDT.
plural of “dominion” — dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BY H. DE WINDT.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM PEKIN TO CALAIS BY LAND.
plural of “vi” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Plus Je vis l’étranger, plus J’aimai ma patrie.”——_De Belloy._ DOMINIONS IN THE ISLAND OF BORNEO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY H. DE WINDT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP.
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