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Chapter LV · Chapter 55

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OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN.
Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.
The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.
There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.
They live by manufactures and trade.
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The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

Chapter LV · Chapter 55

Chapter 55 of The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN.
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Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.
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The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.
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There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.
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They live by manufactures and trade.
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Chalcedony noun US /ˈtʃælsədoʊni/

a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz

From this reading “There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.”

manufactures noun US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərz/

plural of “manufacture” — the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

From this reading “They live by manufactures and trade.”

north-east adverb US /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading “Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.”

products noun US /ˈprɑːdəkts/

plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale

From this reading “There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.”

province noun US /ˈprɑːvəns/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading “OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN.”

quantities noun US /ˈkwɑːntətiz/

plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading “There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.”

villages noun US /ˈvɪlədʒəz/

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading “There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.”

worshippers noun US /ˈwɜːrʃɪpərz/

plural of “worshipper” — a person who has religious faith

From this reading “The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.”

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From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

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From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They live by manufactures and trade.

capitalnounUS /ˈkæpətəl/

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

ChalcedonynounUS /ˈtʃælsədoʊni/

a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

eastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

JaspernounUS /ˈdʒæspər/

an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

Kaan

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From this reading The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.

kingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading They live by manufactures and trade.

lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

Mahommet

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From this reading The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.

manufacturesnounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərz/

plural of “manufacture” — the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

From this reading They live by manufactures and trade.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

north-eastadverbUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading Pein is a province five days in length, lying between east and north-east.

numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN.

PEIN

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From this reading OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.

plentynounUS /ˈplenti/

a full supply

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

productsnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkts/

plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

PROVINCEnounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN.

quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/

plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

subjectsnounUS /ˈsʌbdʒɪkts/

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They live by manufactures and trade.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

townsnounUS /taʊnz/

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

tradenounUS /treɪd/

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading They live by manufactures and trade.

villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.{1} There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.{2} The people have plenty of all products, including cotton.

worshippersnounUS /ˈwɜːrʃɪpərz/

plural of “worshipper” — a person who has religious faith

From this reading The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan.

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