Chapter 10 of Successful Exploration Through the Interior is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Successful Exploration Through the Interior is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek. Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861. Illness and Death of Gray. The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted. A Small Stock of Provisions left.
Chapter 10 of Successful Exploration Through the Interior is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.”
possessive form of “cooper” — United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading “Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.”
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading “The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.”
plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.”
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading “A Small Stock of Provisions left.”
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading “The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.”
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From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Small Stock of Provisions left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Illness and Death of Gray.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.
a wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern Australia
From this reading Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.
possessive form of “cooper” — United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Illness and Death of Gray.
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Illness and Death of Gray.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Illness and Death of Gray.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.
plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A Small Stock of Provisions left.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Illness and Death of Gray.
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading A Small Stock of Provisions left.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Small Stock of Provisions left.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading A Small Stock of Provisions left.
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Survivors arrive at Cooper's Creek Depot and find it deserted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Return from Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from February 19th to April 21st, 1861.
Chapter 10 of Successful Exploration Through the Interior by William John Wills holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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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