Chapter 11 of Stanley in Africa is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Stanley in Africa is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!” Dismal days of famine and hardship followed. A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain. They had but four bananas on board. Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
Chapter 11 of Stanley in Africa is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading “They had but four bananas on board.”
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading “A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.”
an acute insufficiency
From this reading “Dismal days of famine and hardship followed.”
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading “Dismal days of famine and hardship followed.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.”
able to see
From this reading “Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.”
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading “A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.”
not having inhabitants; not lived in
From this reading “Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “They had but four bananas on board.”
In this reading “A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading They had but four bananas on board.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading They had but four bananas on board.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had but four bananas on board.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Dismal days of famine and hardship followed.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
causing dejection
From this reading Dismal days of famine and hardship followed.
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
an acute insufficiency
From this reading Dismal days of famine and hardship followed.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Dismal days of famine and hardship followed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading They had but four bananas on board.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had but four bananas on board.
in a joyous manner
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading Dismal days of famine and hardship followed.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
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From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dismal days of famine and hardship followed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had but four bananas on board.
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
established beyond doubt
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
cut with a saw
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
able to see
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shouted in their rage, as they saw their prize escape, “go, and die in the Nyanza!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
not having inhabitants; not lived in
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Happily another island was sighted and reached, which proved to be uninhabited.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A storm overtook them and tossed them for hours, drenched with spray and rain.
Chapter 11 of Stanley in Africa by James P. (James Penny) Boyd holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 11 holds 401 sentences of Stanley in Africa, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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