Chapter 1 of The Empire Makers is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Empire Makers is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC. This edition dated 1900. The Empire Makers, by Hume Nesbit. ________________________________________________________________________ THE EMPIRE MAKERS, BY HUME NESBIT. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of The Empire Makers is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 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 “The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1900.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1900.”
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading “The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.”
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
From this reading “The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.”
plural of “maker” — a person who makes things
From this reading “The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.”
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From this reading This edition dated 1900.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
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 The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1900.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1900.
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
plural of “maker” — a person who makes things
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From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1900.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa By Hume Nesbit Published by F.V. White and Co., 145 Bedford Street, Strand, London WC.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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a Caucasian
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Chapter 1 of The Empire Makers by Hume Nesbit holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of The Empire Makers, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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