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.
It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof. SECTION 4. The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc. SECTION 5. The Island, the most part thereof, is mountainous and untilled.
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.
Reading 2/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 6–10
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seemingly without interruption
From this reading “It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.”
having hills and crags
From this reading “The Island, the most part thereof, is mountainous and untilled.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “SECTION 4.”
of or concerning this or that
From this reading “It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.”
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From this reading SECTION 4.
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From this reading SECTION 5.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Island, the most part thereof, is mountainous and untilled.
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From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
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From this reading The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
seemingly without interruption
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Island, the most part thereof, is mountainous and untilled.
having hills and crags
From this reading The Island, the most part thereof, is mountainous and untilled.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading SECTION 4.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
of or concerning this or that
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
not plowed or harrowed or hoed
From this reading The Island, the most part thereof, is mountainous and untilled.
an old word for “to”
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part thereof.
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.
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