Chapter 1 of Niels Klim's journey under the ground is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 1 of Niels Klim's journey under the ground is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Niels Klim's journey under the ground is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lower side of anything
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come or bring to a finish or an end
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writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
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United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLANET NAZAR AND THE FIRMAMENT.
the lower side of anything
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showing who or what does the action
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come or bring to a finish or an end
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writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading PLANET NAZAR AND THE FIRMAMENT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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From this reading BY LOUIS HOLBERG.
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give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
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United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading BY LOUIS HOLBERG.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading | +------------------------------------------------------------+ NIELS KLIM'S NARRATIVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLANET NAZAR AND THE FIRMAMENT.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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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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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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Chapter 1 of Niels Klim's journey under the ground by Ludvig Holberg holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 106 sentences of Niels Klim's journey under the ground, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Niels Klim's journey under the ground by Ludvig Holberg exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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