Chapter 1 of The True Story of Christopher Columbus is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The True Story of Christopher Columbus is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Men who do great things are men we all like to read about. This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America. He lived four hundred years ago. When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa. It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
Chapter 1 of The True Story of Christopher Columbus is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.”
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading “This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.”
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading “When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “He lived four hundred years ago.”
situated in or oriented toward the northwest
From this reading “It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.”
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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 When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
in the past
From this reading He lived four hundred years ago.
(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 Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
a youthful male person
From this reading When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He lived four hundred years ago.
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived four hundred years ago.
ten 10s
From this reading He lived four hundred years ago.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He lived four hundred years ago.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
situated in or oriented toward the northwest
From this reading It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
at the time that
From this reading When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
which person or people
From this reading Men who do great things are men we all like to read about.
a late time of life
From this reading He lived four hundred years ago.
Chapter 1 of The True Story of Christopher Columbus by Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) Brooks holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 83 sentences of The True Story of Christopher Columbus, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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