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Chapter 3 of Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE. CHAP. I. _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP. II.
Chapter 3 of Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
From this reading “ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.”
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading “ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.”
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading “ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.”
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading “_Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.”
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
From this reading “_Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “_Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.”
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From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
a boy or man
From this reading CHAP.
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AGES OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TRADE--THE FIRST PEOPLING OF ABYSSINIA AND ATBARA--SOME CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE THERE.
type genus of the Troglodytidae
From this reading _Of the Indian Trade in its earliest Ages--Settlement of Ethiopia--Troglodytes--Building of the first Cities_, 365 CHAP.
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