Chapter 12 of Successful Exploration Through the Interior is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Successful Exploration Through the Interior is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless. Mistake of selecting that Route. Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861. Adventures with the Natives. Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.
Chapter 12 of Successful Exploration Through the Interior is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state capital of South Australia
From this reading “The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.”
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.”
plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “Adventures with the Natives.”
an established line of travel or access
From this reading “Mistake of selecting that Route.”
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Mistake of selecting that Route.”
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading “Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.”
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From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Adventures with the Natives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Mistake of selecting that Route.
attach to a support
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
Australian clover fern
From this reading Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Adventures with the Natives.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mistake of selecting that Route.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
an established line of travel or access
From this reading Mistake of selecting that Route.
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Mistake of selecting that Route.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading Discovery of Nardoo as a Substitute for Food.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mistake of selecting that Route.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The attempt to reach South Australia and Adelaide by Mount Hopeless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Wills's Journals from the 23rd of April to the 29th of June, 1861.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adventures with the Natives.
Chapter 12 of Successful Exploration Through the Interior by William John Wills holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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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