Chapter 8 of Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger is here in full — 913 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger is here in full — 913 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old. It proves to be palimpsest. Its wonderful contents. I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it. Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
Chapter 8 of Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger is here in full — 913 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Armenia
From this reading “In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.”
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading “I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.”
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading “In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.”
of or relating to the sea
From this reading “Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.”
a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
From this reading “It proves to be palimpsest.”
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading “It proves to be palimpsest.”
plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.”
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In this reading “I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.”
In this reading “In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.”
break down, literally or metaphorically
In this reading “In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.”
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From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
a native or inhabitant of Armenia
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It proves to be palimpsest.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Its wonderful contents.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It proves to be palimpsest.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its wonderful contents.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.
of or relating to the sea
From this reading Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
From this reading It proves to be palimpsest.
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading It proves to be palimpsest.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.
plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I learn of the existence of a boiling sea, and set sail in search of it.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three of my seamen are swallowed by a marine monster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It proves to be palimpsest.
which person or people
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Its wonderful contents.
a late time of life
From this reading In the streets of Constantinople, I fall in with an Armenian merchant, who presents me with a MS., 6,000 years old.
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