Chapter 15 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River. Its arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacunda. Incidents on the road. A matrimonial case. The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
Chapter 15 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.”
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading “The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.”
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading “The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.”
a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
From this reading “The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “Incidents on the road.”
of or relating to the state of marriage
From this reading “A matrimonial case.”
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.”
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.”
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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 A matrimonial case.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Its arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacunda.
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacunda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacunda.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
an occurrence of something
From this reading A matrimonial case.
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading Incidents on the road.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacunda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacunda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
of or relating to the state of marriage
From this reading A matrimonial case.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Incidents on the road.
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Incidents on the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacunda.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Falemé River.
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia.
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