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Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote
Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion.
A high title of honour is conferred upon him.
Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.
The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving the rest of the palace.
The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.
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Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion.
Line 2
A high title of honour is conferred upon him.
Line 3
Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.
Line 4
The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving the rest of the palace.
Line 5
The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

All words in this reading · 51

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A

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From this reading A high title of honour is conferred upon him.

accident

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From this reading The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving the rest of the palace.

Ambassadors

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

an

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From this reading The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion.

and

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

apartment

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From this reading The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving the rest of the palace.

arrive

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

author

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From this reading The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion.

Blefuscu

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

by

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From this reading The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion.

channel

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

conferred

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From this reading A high title of honour is conferred upon him.

eight

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

emperor

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

empire

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

empress's

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From this reading The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving the rest of the palace.

extraordinary

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From this reading The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion.

fire

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for

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

from

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

high

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him

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honour

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hundred

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

in

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From this reading The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving the rest of the palace.

instrumental

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invasion

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From this reading The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion.

is

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From this reading A high title of honour is conferred upon him.

island

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

it

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

Lilliput

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north-east

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

of

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From this reading A high title of honour is conferred upon him.

on

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only

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

palace

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parted

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

peace

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

prevents

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From this reading The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion.

rest

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From this reading The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving the rest of the palace.

saving

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situated

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

stratagem

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sue

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From this reading Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace.

The

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title

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From this reading A high title of honour is conferred upon him.

to

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

upon

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From this reading A high title of honour is conferred upon him.

which

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

wide

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

yards

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From this reading The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide.

Chapter 6 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote by Jonathan Swift holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Chapter 6 holds 63 sentences of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

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