Chapter 19 of The Treasure of the Incas is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Treasure of the Incas is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima. "Was it got off all right, señor?" Dias asked. "Yes. It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
Chapter 19 of The Treasure of the Incas is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading “HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.”
capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
From this reading “HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.”
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
(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 "Was it got off all right, señor?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dias asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Was it got off all right, señor?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was it got off all right, señor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Was it got off all right, señor?"
and nothing more
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Was it got off all right, señor?"
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Was it got off all right, señor?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HOME Two days later, Dias, José, and Maria arrived at Callao, having left the mules at Lima.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was it got off all right, señor?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a pretty near touch, for we had to row nine hours, and only saved our time by an hour."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 19 of The Treasure of the Incas by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 19 holds 205 sentences of The Treasure of the Incas, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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