Chapter 13 of The secret of the Australian desert is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The secret of the Australian desert is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Charlie's Adventure. "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be? South or west?" "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago." "And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.
Chapter 13 of The secret of the Australian desert is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading “"According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."”
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “Charlie's Adventure.”
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading “"According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “"According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.”
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading “"According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."”
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In this reading “"According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."”
In this reading “"According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."”
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Charlie's Adventure.
in the past
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.
from appearances alone
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be?
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlie's Adventure.
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be?
immediately past
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
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 "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading South or west?"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be?
cut with a saw
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading South or west?"
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And he says that the road to the southern tribe is the easier to travel.
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be?
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading South or west?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Brown, "which is it to be?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
a late time of life
From this reading "According to Columbus, Stuart was down with the southern tribe the last time they saw him, which is apparently many years ago."
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