Chapter 21 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The author is forced to turn physician. — Distrust of the Moors. — Description of the camp of King Lam Khaté. — Schools. — Amusement of the women.
Chapter 21 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “— Amusement of the women.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “The author is forced to turn physician.”
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “— Description of the camp of King Lam Khaté.”
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading “— Distrust of the Moors.”
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
From this reading “— Description of the camp of King Lam Khaté.”
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading “— Distrust of the Moors.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The author is forced to turn physician.”
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading “— Schools.”
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading — Amusement of the women.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The author is forced to turn physician.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading — Description of the camp of King Lam Khaté.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading — Description of the camp of King Lam Khaté.
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading — Distrust of the Moors.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading The author is forced to turn physician.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The author is forced to turn physician.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading — Description of the camp of King Lam Khaté.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading — Description of the camp of King Lam Khaté.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
From this reading — Description of the camp of King Lam Khaté.
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading — Distrust of the Moors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading — Distrust of the Moors.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The author is forced to turn physician.
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading — Schools.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author is forced to turn physician.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author is forced to turn physician.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The author is forced to turn physician.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading — Amusement of the women.
Chapter 21 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo by René Caillié holds 346 sentences, grouped into 70 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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