Chapter 20 of The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 20 of The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines by Hezekiah Butterworth 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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Chapter 20 of The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HALCYON DAYS. These were indeed days of joy. The glory of them grew. All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized. Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
Chapter 20 of The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These were indeed days of joy.”
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From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
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From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
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From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
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From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
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From this reading HALCYON DAYS.
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From this reading The glory of them grew.
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From this reading The glory of them grew.
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From this reading HALCYON DAYS.
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From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
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From this reading These were indeed days of joy.
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From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These were indeed days of joy.
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From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
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From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These were indeed days of joy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
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From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glory of them grew.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The glory of them grew.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were indeed days of joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
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From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were indeed days of joy.
