Chapter 1 of Some Heroes of Travel is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Some Heroes of Travel is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler. _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_. WITH MAPS. W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS. “Have you been a traveller?”
Chapter 1 of Some Heroes of Travel is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.”
a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading “This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.”
of or relating to the science of geography
From this reading “_OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.”
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading “WITH MAPS.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.”
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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 “Have you been a traveller?”
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you been a traveller?”
a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.
the act of discovering something
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
of or relating to the science of geography
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you been a traveller?”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading WITH MAPS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _OR_, _CHAPTERS FROM THE_ _HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY_ _AND ENTERPRISE_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
a person who changes location
From this reading “Have you been a traveller?”
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH MAPS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you been a traveller?”
Chapter 1 of Some Heroes of Travel by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of Some Heroes of Travel, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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