Chapter 16 of Robert Merry's Museum, Vol. VII, No. 1-6 is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Robert Merry's Museum, Vol. VII, No. 1-6 is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MEXICO. South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_. Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent. In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1. _Whites_, born in Europe; 2.
Chapter 16 of Robert Merry's Museum, Vol. VII, No. 1-6 is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “_Whites_, born in Europe; 2.”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “MEXICO.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_.”
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.”
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From this reading In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Whites_, born in Europe; 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1.
brought into existence
From this reading _Whites_, born in Europe; 2.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading _Whites_, born in Europe; 2.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1.
free from external control and constraint
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading MEXICO.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1.
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In Mexico there are _seven_ kinds of people: 1.
up to a particular time
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading South-west of the United States is the country of _Mexico_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading _Whites_, born in Europe; 2.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
a late time of life
From this reading Till within a few years, it was a Spanish colony; but is now independent.
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