Chapter 1 of In Search of El Dorado — A Wanderer's Experiences is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of In Search of El Dorado — A Wanderer's Experiences is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Siberia. A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration. By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps. Demy 8vo, cloth, =21s.= net. Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe.
Chapter 1 of In Search of El Dorado — A Wanderer's Experiences is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading “A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.”
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading “By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.”
an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
From this reading “Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.”
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading “Siberia.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe.”
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.”
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From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Demy 8vo, cloth, =21s.= net.
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From this reading Demy 8vo, cloth, =21s.= net.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Demy 8vo, cloth, =21s.= net.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Demy 8vo, cloth, =21s.= net.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe.
to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe.
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
From this reading Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Demy 8vo, cloth, =21s.= net.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading Siberia.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration.
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe.
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Demy 8vo, cloth, =21s.= net.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By SAMUEL TURNER, F.R.G.S. With about 100 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
Chapter 1 of In Search of El Dorado — A Wanderer's Experiences by Alexander MacDonald holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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