Chapter 19 of In the Wilds of Africa is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of In the Wilds of Africa is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION. I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp. Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished. Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
Chapter 19 of In the Wilds of Africa is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading “ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.”
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.”
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.”
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
not any; not one
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
above and across; more than
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
delivered from danger
From this reading ASSAILED BY FOES, BUT RESCUED BY FRIENDS--CONCLUSION.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
cut with a saw
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
not in physical motion
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rode on and on, but still saw no signs of the camp.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Darkness came down over the dreary waste, making it appear still more desolate.
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From this reading Had it not been for the water-melons, I must inevitably have perished.
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