Chapter 1 of The Modern Traveller is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Modern Traveller is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY H. B. and B. T. B. _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS. BAD CHILD’S BOOK OF BEASTS. Fcap. 4to., 2s.
Chapter 1 of The Modern Traveller is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “_Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “BAD CHILD’S BOOK OF BEASTS.”
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “_Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “BAD CHILD’S BOOK OF BEASTS.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “_Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “_Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “_Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.”
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From this reading 4to., 2s.
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From this reading 4to., 2s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY H. B. and B. T. B.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading BY H. B. and B. T. B.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD CHILD’S BOOK OF BEASTS.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading BAD CHILD’S BOOK OF BEASTS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY H. B. and B. T. B.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading BAD CHILD’S BOOK OF BEASTS.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fcap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
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 BY H. B. and B. T. B.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 4to., 2s.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading BY H. B. and B. T. B.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 4to., 2s.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading _Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”_ BY THE SAME AUTHORS.
Chapter 1 of The Modern Traveller by Hilaire Belloc holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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 343 sentences of The Modern Traveller, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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