Chapter 1 of Through British Guiana to the summit is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Through British Guiana to the summit is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY MRS. CECIL CLEMENTI, M.B.E. Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river. Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest. Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
Chapter 1 of Through British Guiana to the summit is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.”
the quality of being individual
From this reading “Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.”
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.”
plural of “sower” — someone who sows
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.”
In this reading “Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.”
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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 Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading CECIL CLEMENTI, M.B.E.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CECIL CLEMENTI, M.B.E.
a boy or man
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CECIL CLEMENTI, M.B.E.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading CECIL CLEMENTI, M.B.E.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
the quality of being individual
From this reading Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CECIL CLEMENTI, M.B.E.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
above and across; more than
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
go across or through
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
plural of “sower” — someone who sows
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Men travel far to see a city, but few seem curious about a river.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
which person or people
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Every river has, moreover, its influence over the people who pass their lives within sight of its waters.—H. S. MERRIMAN: _The Sowers_, chap. ii.
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