Chapter 12 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The author sent for to court. The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king. He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars. An apartment at court provided for the author. He is in high favour with the queen.
Chapter 12 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “An apartment at court provided for the author.”
plural of “buy” — an advantageous purchase
From this reading “The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.”
plural of “dispute” — a disagreement or argument about something important
From this reading “He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.”
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.”
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “An apartment at court provided for the author.”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An apartment at court provided for the author.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading An apartment at court provided for the author.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An apartment at court provided for the author.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The author sent for to court.
plural of “buy” — an advantageous purchase
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The author sent for to court.
plural of “dispute” — a disagreement or argument about something important
From this reading He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading He is in high favour with the queen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The author sent for to court.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He is in high favour with the queen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is in high favour with the queen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is in high favour with the queen.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading An apartment at court provided for the author.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The author sent for to court.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author sent for to court.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author sent for to court.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.
Chapter 12 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote by Jonathan Swift holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
Chapter 12 holds 106 sentences of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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