Chapter 2 of Tahara Among African Tribes is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tahara Among African Tribes is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan! Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection." "Okay, Dick. But first let me finish my breakfast. One more slice of wild pig please!"
Chapter 2 of Tahara Among African Tribes is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “But first let me finish my breakfast.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Okay, Dick.”
domestic swine
From this reading “One more slice of wild pig please!"”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."”
a share of something
From this reading “One more slice of wild pig please!"”
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading “KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan!”
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In this reading “One more slice of wild pig please!"”
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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 Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading But first let me finish my breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But first let me finish my breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan!
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Okay, Dick.
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading But first let me finish my breakfast.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But first let me finish my breakfast.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
a formal or official examination
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But first let me finish my breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But first let me finish my breakfast.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One more slice of wild pig please!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But first let me finish my breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Okay, Dick.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One more slice of wild pig please!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
domestic swine
From this reading One more slice of wild pig please!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading One more slice of wild pig please!"
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
a share of something
From this reading One more slice of wild pig please!"
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading KING OF TWO TRIBES "Let's go, Dan!
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
in or at the place that
From this reading Here's where we give our royal domain a visit of inspection."
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading One more slice of wild pig please!"
Chapter 2 of Tahara Among African Tribes by Harold M. (Harold Morrow) Sherman holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 2 holds 233 sentences of Tahara Among African Tribes, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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