Chapter 21 of Lost in the Wilds of Brazil is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Lost in the Wilds of Brazil is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top. "Fairly high," he remarked. "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory." "Yes," Bob agreed. "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
Chapter 21 of Lost in the Wilds of Brazil is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Yes," Bob agreed.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “"Fairly high," he remarked.”
characterized by grandeur
From this reading “Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.”
closely encircling
From this reading “"Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “"Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."”
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see something for a brief time
In this reading “"Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.”
In this reading “Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.”
In this reading “"Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.”
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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 Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Yes," Bob agreed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Yes," Bob agreed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
communicated in words
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading "Fairly high," he remarked.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fairly high," he remarked.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Fairly high," he remarked.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
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From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
above and across; more than
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Fairly high," he remarked.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
closely encircling
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading "Ought to be able to get a good view of the surrounding territory."
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance.
which person or people
From this reading Magnificent Country There was a rocky hill not far away, and it was Joe who expressed a desire to go over and climb to the top.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," Bob agreed.
Chapter 21 of Lost in the Wilds of Brazil by James H. Foster holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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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