Chapter 14 of The art of travel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The art of travel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Leichhardt, Dr. Length, measurement of. Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand. Lever. Lice.
Chapter 14 of The art of travel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
From this reading “Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.”
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.”
a name given to a product or service
From this reading “Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “Lever.”
plural of “louse” — wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
From this reading “Lice.”
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading “Length, measurement of.”
walk heavily
From this reading “Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.”
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a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leichhardt, Dr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leichhardt, Dr.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Length, measurement of.
the literary culture
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading Lever.
plural of “louse” — wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
From this reading Lice.
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading Length, measurement of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Length, measurement of.
walk heavily
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Letters, to deposit; carried by animals; of alphabet, to stamp and to brand.
Chapter 14 of The art of travel by Francis Galton holds 421 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.
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