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Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo

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Wassoulo.
— Manners and customs of the inhabitants.
— Flourishing state of agricultural industry.
— Hospitality.
— Kankary.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo

Chapter XXX

Chapter 30 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Wassoulo.
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— Manners and customs of the inhabitants.
/ˈmænərz ənd ˈkʌstəmz ʌv ðə ɪnˈhæbətənts/
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— Flourishing state of agricultural industry.
/ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ steɪt ʌv ˌæɡrəˈkʌltʃərəl ˈɪndəstri/
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— Hospitality.
/ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
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— Kankary.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

agricultural adjective US /ˌæɡrəˈkʌltʃərəl/

relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming

From this reading “— Flourishing state of agricultural industry.”

customs noun US /ˈkʌstəmz/

money collected under a tariff

From this reading “— Manners and customs of the inhabitants.”

Flourishing adjective US /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/

very lively and profitable

From this reading “— Flourishing state of agricultural industry.”

Hospitality noun US /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading “— Hospitality.”

industry noun US /ˈɪndəstri/

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading “— Flourishing state of agricultural industry.”

inhabitants noun US /ɪnˈhæbətənts/

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading “— Manners and customs of the inhabitants.”

Manners noun US /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

From this reading “— Manners and customs of the inhabitants.”

state noun US /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading “— Flourishing state of agricultural industry.”

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agriculturaladjectiveUS /ˌæɡrəˈkʌltʃərəl/

relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming

From this reading — Flourishing state of agricultural industry.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading — Manners and customs of the inhabitants.

customsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/

money collected under a tariff

From this reading — Manners and customs of the inhabitants.

FlourishingadjectiveUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/

very lively and profitable

From this reading — Flourishing state of agricultural industry.

HospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading — Hospitality.

industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading — Flourishing state of agricultural industry.

inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading — Manners and customs of the inhabitants.

Kankary

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading — Kankary.

MannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

From this reading — Manners and customs of the inhabitants.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading — Manners and customs of the inhabitants.

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading — Flourishing state of agricultural industry.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading — Manners and customs of the inhabitants.

Wassoulo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wassoulo.

Chapter 30 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo by René Caillié holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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Vocabulary met early in Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo

Words and structures a reader meets early in Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Travels
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Through
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Central
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Africa
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