Chapter 1 of Landolin is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Landolin is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION. McCOAN'S EGYPT. Egypt As It Is. By J. C. McCoan. With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
Chapter 1 of Landolin is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.”
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading “McCOAN'S EGYPT.”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.”
new
From this reading “With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.”
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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 With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Egypt As It Is.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By J. C. McCoan.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading By J. C. McCoan.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading McCOAN'S EGYPT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Egypt As It Is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Egypt As It Is.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading By J. C. McCoan.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By J. C. McCoan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McCOAN'S EGYPT.
used to form the superlative
From this reading With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
new
From this reading With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a Map, taken from the most recent survey.
Chapter 1 of Landolin by Berthold Auerbach holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
Chapter 1 holds 124 sentences of Landolin, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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