Chapter 4 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Arrival at Teesee. Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother. The Author's detention at Teesee. Some account of that place and its inhabitants. Incidents which occurred there.
Chapter 4 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “Arrival at Teesee.”
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “The Author's detention at Teesee.”
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading “The Author's detention at Teesee.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “Incidents which occurred there.”
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “Some account of that place and its inhabitants.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “Incidents which occurred there.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Some account of that place and its inhabitants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some account of that place and its inhabitants.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Arrival at Teesee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrival at Teesee.
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Author's detention at Teesee.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading The Author's detention at Teesee.
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading Incidents which occurred there.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Some account of that place and its inhabitants.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some account of that place and its inhabitants.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Incidents which occurred there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some account of that place and its inhabitants.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Some account of that place and its inhabitants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some account of that place and its inhabitants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arrival at Teesee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some account of that place and its inhabitants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Incidents which occurred there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Incidents which occurred there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Interview with Tiggity Sego, the king's brother.
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