Chapter I
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1. Drought 11 2. Panama Gold 35 3. The Yellow One 61 4. The Wharf Rats 89 5.
Tropic death
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Tropic death is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Drought
11
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Panama
Gold
35
3.
The
Yellow
One
61
4.
The
Wharf
Rats
89
5.
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Tropic death
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Tropic death is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Drought
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Panama
Gold
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The
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The
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Rats
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Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Drought
noun
US /draʊt/
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading “Drought 11 2.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “Panama Gold 35 3.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Yellow One 61 4.”
Panama
noun
US /ˈpænəmɑː/
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading “Panama Gold 35 3.”
Rats
noun
US /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “The Wharf Rats 89 5.”
Wharf
noun
US /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “The Wharf Rats 89 5.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “The Yellow One 61 4.”
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DroughtnounUS /draʊt/
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading Drought 11 2.
coins made of gold
From this reading Panama Gold 35 3.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Yellow One 61 4.
PanamanounUS /ˈpænəmɑː/
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading Panama Gold 35 3.
RatsnounUS /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading The Wharf Rats 89 5.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Yellow One 61 4.
WharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading The Wharf Rats 89 5.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The Yellow One 61 4.
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