Chapter 1 of Lodges in the Wilderness is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Lodges in the Wilderness is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lodges in the Wilderness, by William Charles Scully. ________________________________________________________________________ LODGES IN THE WILDERNESS, BY WILLIAM CHARLES SCULLY. CHAPTER ONE. THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA." The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.
Chapter 1 of Lodges in the Wilderness is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."”
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading “THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."”
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.”
plural of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading “Lodges in the Wilderness, by William Charles Scully.”
an impelling force or strength
From this reading “The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."”
(politics) a state of disfavor
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live (in a certain place)
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."
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From this reading THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."
showing who or what does the action
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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becoming greater or larger
From this reading The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."
plural of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading Lodges in the Wilderness, by William Charles Scully.
an impelling force or strength
From this reading The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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with speed
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading THE BUSHMANLAND DESERT--ITS NATURE AND EXTENT--DESERT TRAVELLING--THE "TOA."
(politics) a state of disfavor
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in the company of; together with
From this reading The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum.
Chapter 1 of Lodges in the Wilderness by W. C. (William Charles) Scully holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Lodges in the Wilderness, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Lodges in the Wilderness by W. C. (William Charles) Scully exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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