Chapter 1 of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques — Volume 01 is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques — Volume 01 is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SECTION 1. The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc. SECTION 2. In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc. SECTION 3.
Chapter 1 of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques — Volume 01 is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.”
a small island
From this reading “The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “SECTION 1.”
detached by cutting
From this reading “The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.”
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From this reading SECTION 1.
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From this reading SECTION 2.
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From this reading SECTION 3.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
a small island
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
not any; not one
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading SECTION 1.
detached by cutting
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
Chapter 1 of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques — Volume 01 by Richard Hakluyt holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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 32 sentences of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques — Volume 01, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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