My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth

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MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

I was alone.

This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

From cabin to fo'cas'le I was made welcome.

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Chapter 3 of My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me. I was alone. This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch. Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel. From cabin to fo'cas'le I was made welcome.

My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

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I was alone.

/aɪ wɑːz əˈloʊn/

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This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

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Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

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From cabin to fo'cas'le I was made welcome.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “I was alone.”

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

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2,000

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading I was alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

arctic

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

board

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From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

BOSTON

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

cabin

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From this reading From cabin to fo'cas'le I was made welcome.

care

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

cargo

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

feel

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From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

feeling

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From this reading This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

fo'cas'le

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From this reading From cabin to fo'cas'le I was made welcome.

found

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

freight

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

friend

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

made

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From this reading From cabin to fo'cas'le I was made welcome.

make

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From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

miles

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

much

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From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

NEW

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

oppress

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From this reading This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

ORLEANS

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

overmuch

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From this reading This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

part

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

pet

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From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

region

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

see

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From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

shipped

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

take

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

there

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From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This feeling, however, did not oppress me overmuch.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

tried

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From this reading Every one on board tried to make a pet of me, and, besides, there was so much to do, so much to see, so much to feel.

tropics

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

VOYAGE

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From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I was alone.

welcome

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From this reading From cabin to fo'cas'le I was made welcome.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading MY VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON I found myself a part of the cargo--shipped as freight, 2,000 miles, from the tropics to the arctic region, without a friend to take care of me.

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