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A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY. THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS. EDITED BY THE REV. JAMES R. M'GAVIN, DUNDEE. NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
Chapter 1 of The Loss of the Australia is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.”
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading “A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “EDITED BY THE REV.”
plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “EDITED BY THE REV.”
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading “THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.”
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.”
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In this reading “THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.”
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From this reading NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAMES R. M'GAVIN, DUNDEE.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading EDITED BY THE REV.
plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES R. M'GAVIN, DUNDEE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
something that is lost
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAMES R. M'GAVIN, DUNDEE.
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 A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading JAMES R. M'GAVIN, DUNDEE.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading EDITED BY THE REV.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading THE SUFFERINGS, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND FINAL RESCUE OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG AUSTRALIA, BY FIRE, ON HER VOYAGE FROM LEITH TO SYDNEY.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY.
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