Chapter 6 of Under the dragon flag is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Under the dragon flag is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A very queer craft is a Chinese junk. Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like. They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part. The largest are of about one thousand tons burden. The whole mode of building is most peculiar.
Chapter 6 of Under the dragon flag is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “canal” — (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading “They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.”
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading “Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.”
plural of “european” — a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading “Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.”
meet at a point
From this reading “They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.”
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading “A very queer craft is a Chinese junk.”
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The largest are of about one thousand tons burden.”
plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “The largest are of about one thousand tons burden.”
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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 A very queer craft is a Chinese junk.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The largest are of about one thousand tons burden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The whole mode of building is most peculiar.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The largest are of about one thousand tons burden.
plural of “canal” — (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading A very queer craft is a Chinese junk.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading A very queer craft is a Chinese junk.
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
plural of “european” — a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
meet at a point
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A very queer craft is a Chinese junk.
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading A very queer craft is a Chinese junk.
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The largest are of about one thousand tons burden.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The whole mode of building is most peculiar.
used to form the superlative
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The largest are of about one thousand tons burden.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The whole mode of building is most peculiar.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A very queer craft is a Chinese junk.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The largest are of about one thousand tons burden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
a large number or amount
From this reading The largest are of about one thousand tons burden.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very queer craft is a Chinese junk.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals which intersect the country in every part.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole mode of building is most peculiar.
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