Chapter 1 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828. BY RENÉ CAILLIÉ. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I.
Chapter 1 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “=TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.”
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 “=TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “=TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “=TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.”
a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
From this reading “=TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.”
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading “=TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “=TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
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In this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
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From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
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 =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY RENÉ CAILLIÉ.
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From this reading BY RENÉ CAILLIÉ.
serving as an essential component
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
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From this reading BY RENÉ CAILLIÉ.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
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From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
a late time of life
From this reading =TRAVELS= THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICA TO =TIMBUCTOO;= AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT, TO MOROCCO, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1824-1828.
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