Chapter 17 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Distressed state of Park. Mortality in the expedition. Negociations with Mansong. Interview with Modibinnie. Park's speech.
Chapter 17 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading “Distressed state of Park.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “Mortality in the expedition.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Interview with Modibinnie.”
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading “Mortality in the expedition.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “Distressed state of Park.”
possessive form of “park” — a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “Park's speech.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Park's speech.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “Distressed state of Park.”
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facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading Distressed state of Park.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Mortality in the expedition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mortality in the expedition.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Interview with Modibinnie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Negociations with Mansong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Interview with Modibinnie.
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading Mortality in the expedition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Negociations with Mansong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Distressed state of Park.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Distressed state of Park.
possessive form of “park” — a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Park's speech.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Park's speech.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Distressed state of Park.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mortality in the expedition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Negociations with Mansong.
Chapter 17 of Life and Travels of Mungo Park by Mungo Park holds 16 sentences, grouped into 4 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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