Chapter 1 of Tales of South Africa is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Tales of South Africa is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden. ________________________________________________________________________ TALES OF SOUTH AFRICA, BY H.A. BRYDEN. CHAPTER ONE. THE SECRET OF VERLOREN VLEI. It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
Chapter 1 of Tales of South Africa is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.”
possessive form of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.”
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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 Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
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From this reading Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
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 Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
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From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
possessive form of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET OF VERLOREN VLEI.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Tales of South Africa, by H.A. Bryden.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET OF VERLOREN VLEI.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SECRET OF VERLOREN VLEI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SECRET OF VERLOREN VLEI.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget.
Chapter 1 of Tales of South Africa by H. A. (Henry Anderson) Bryden holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of Tales of South Africa, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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