Chapter 1 of The wanderer in Africa is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The wanderer in Africa is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WANDERER IN AFRICA. A. L. O. E. AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC. London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH. CHAP.
Chapter 1 of The wanderer in Africa is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “WANDERER IN AFRICA.”
a boy or man
From this reading “CHAP.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.”
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading “AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.”
an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
From this reading “London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.”
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “WANDERER IN AFRICA.”
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From this reading London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. L. O. E.
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading WANDERER IN AFRICA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.
a woman author
From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
a boy or man
From this reading CHAP.
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From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading A. L. O. E.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.
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From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
From this reading London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WANDERER IN AFRICA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading A. L. O. E.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A. L. O. E.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”
From this reading London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
make square
From this reading London: GALL AND INGLIS, 25 PATERNOSTER SQUARE; AND EDINBURGH.
plural of “tale” — 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 AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHORESS OF "THE CLAREMONT TALES;" "NED FRANKS;" "SHEER OFF;" ETC.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading WANDERER IN AFRICA.
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