Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Samba is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
Samba
Chapter II
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Conclusion
ILLUSTRATIONS
PLATE
I
Samba
and
the
Crocodile .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Samba
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Samba is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Conclusion
ILLUSTRATIONS
PLATE
I
Samba
and
the
Crocodile .
/kənˈkluːʒən ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz pleɪt aɪ ˈsɑːmbə ənd ðə ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/
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Learner Dictionary
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a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .”
Crocodile
noun
US /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading “Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .”
illustrations
noun
US /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .”
Samba
noun
US /ˈsɑːmbə/
large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
From this reading “Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
CrocodilenounUS /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
SambanounUS /ˈsɑːmbə/
large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
From this reading Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I Samba and the Crocodile .
Chapter 2 of Samba by Herbert Strang holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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Chapter 2 holds 126 sentences of Samba, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in Samba
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- Story
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- Rubber
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