Chapter 16 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The author’s love of his country. He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected. The king’s great ignorance in politics. The learning of that country very imperfect and confined. The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
Chapter 16 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading “The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.”
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading “The king’s great ignorance in politics.”
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading “The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.”
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading “The king’s great ignorance in politics.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.”
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading “He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
matters of personal concern
From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
precisely as stated
From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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