The Boy Travellers in the Far East, Part Fifth

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RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

Abdul said it would not be altogether safe to go far from the bank of the Nile, as the natives had a reputation for treachery; and though they were at peace with M'tesa they had no great love for him, and might not hesitate to make trouble for his guests.

A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

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Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of The Boy Travellers in the Far East, Part Fifth is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA. Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country. They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them. Abdul said it would not be altogether safe to go far from the bank of the Nile, as the natives had a reputation for treachery; and though they were at peace with M'tesa they had no great love for him, and might not hesitate to make trouble for his guests. A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

The Boy Travellers in the Far East, Part Fifth

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of The Boy Travellers in the Far East, Part Fifth is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

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Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

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They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

/ðeɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈsevrəl ʌv ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈvɪlədʒəz bʌt sɔː ˈnʌθɪŋ rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl ɪn ˈeni ʌv ðem/

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A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

/ə ˈlɪtəl bɪˈfɔːr ˈnaɪtfɔːl ðeɪ rɪˈtɜːrnd tuː ðə fɔːlz ənd krɔːst ðə ˈrɪvər əˈɡen tuː ðə ˈʌðər ʃɔːr/

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excursion noun US /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading “Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.”

falls noun US /fɔːlz/

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading “A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.”

hesitate verb US /ˈhezəteɪt/

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading “Abdul said it would not be altogether safe to go far from the bank of the Nile, as the natives had a reputation for treachery; and though they were at peace with M'tesa they had no great love for him, and might not hesitate to make trouble for his guests.”

nightfall noun US /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading “A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.”

Nile noun US /naɪl/

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

treachery noun US /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

victoria noun US /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading “RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.”

villages noun US /ˈvɪlədʒəz/

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading “They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.”

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before nightfall preposition + noun

In this reading “A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.”

native villages adjective + noun counted as “native village”

In this reading “They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.”

short excursion adjective + noun

In this reading “Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.”

make trouble verb + noun

In this reading “Abdul said it would not be altogether safe to go far from the bank of the Nile, as the natives had a reputation for treachery; and though they were at peace with M'tesa they had no great love for him, and might not hesitate to make trouble for his guests.”

at peace preposition + noun

dead

from the bank preposition + article + noun counted as “from … bank”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

Abdul

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From this reading Abdul said it would not be altogether safe to go far from the bank of the Nile, as the natives had a reputation for treachery; and though they were at peace with M'tesa they had no great love for him, and might not hesitate to make trouble for his guests.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

banknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

DOWNadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

fallsnounUS /fɔːlz/

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

FAREWELLnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

guestsnounUS /ɡests/

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

M'TESA

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From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

N'YANZA

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From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

nightfallnounUS /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

NilenounUS /naɪl/

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/

unusual or striking

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

reputationnounUS /ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

RETURNverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

RUBAGA

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From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/

free from danger or the risk of harm

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading A little before nightfall they returned to the falls, and crossed the river again to the other shore.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

treacherynounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

Usoga

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From this reading Our friends crossed to the other bank of the river and made a short excursion into the Usoga country.

VICTORIAnounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

visitedverbUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading They visited several of the native villages, but saw nothing remarkable in any of them.

VOYAGEnounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/

an act of traveling by water

From this reading RETURN TO RUBAGA.--FAREWELL TO M'TESA.--VOYAGE DOWN THE VICTORIA N'YANZA.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

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