Chapter XXXVI
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Dwarf cotton. — Coloni. — The Iolas, a Foulah tribe. — Bancousso. — Carabara.
Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Chapter XXXVI
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Dwarf
cotton.
— Coloni.
— The
Iolas,
a
Foulah
tribe.
— Bancousso.
— Carabara.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter 36 of Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Dwarf
cotton.
/dwɔːrf ˈkɑːtən/
Line 2
— Coloni.
Line 3
— The
Iolas,
a
Foulah
tribe.
Line 4
— Bancousso.
Line 5
— Carabara.
Learner Dictionary
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cotton
noun
US /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading “Dwarf cotton.”
Dwarf
noun
US /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading “Dwarf cotton.”
tribe
noun
US /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading “— The Iolas, a Foulah tribe.”
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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 — The Iolas, a Foulah tribe.
Bancousso
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From this reading — Bancousso.
Carabara
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From this reading — Carabara.
Coloni
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From this reading — Coloni.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading Dwarf cotton.
DwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading Dwarf cotton.
Foulah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading — The Iolas, a Foulah tribe.
Iolas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading — The Iolas, a Foulah tribe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading — The Iolas, a Foulah tribe.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading — The Iolas, a Foulah tribe.
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