Chapter 1 of Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. IN FIVE VOLUMES. BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ. F. R. S. VOL.
Chapter 1 of Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “IN FIVE VOLUMES.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN FIVE VOLUMES.”
a late time of life
From this reading “In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.”
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From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
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From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
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From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
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From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
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From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
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From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F. R. S.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading IN FIVE VOLUMES.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ.
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From this reading BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading F. R. S.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading F. R. S.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
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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 FIVE VOLUMES.
a late time of life
From this reading In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
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