Chapter 19 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described. An account of their learning. Of the king and his court. The author’s reception there. The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes.
Chapter 19 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “An account of their learning.”
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Of the king and his court.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.”
plural of “disposition” — your usual mood
From this reading “The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.”
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “An account of their learning.”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “The author’s reception there.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading An account of their learning.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An account of their learning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The author’s reception there.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Of the king and his court.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.
plural of “disposition” — your usual mood
From this reading The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of the king and his court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Of the king and his court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading An account of their learning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading The author’s reception there.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An account of their learning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The author’s reception there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes.
Chapter 19 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote by Jonathan Swift holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 19 holds 85 sentences of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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