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Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena
Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.
Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.
Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.
That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.
To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.
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Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.
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Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.
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Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.
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That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.
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To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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attempted adjective US /əˈtemptɪd/

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading “To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.”

commendable adjective US /kəˈmendəbəl/

worthy of high praise

From this reading “To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.”

est noun US /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading “Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.”

fame noun US /feɪm/

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading “That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.”

non adverb US /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading “Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.”

obscure verb US /əbsˈkjʊr/

make less visible or unclear

From this reading “That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.”

omnibus noun US /ˈɑːmnəbəs/

an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

From this reading “Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.”

Res noun US /reɪz/

a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

From this reading “Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.

absoletis

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

abunde

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From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

ardua

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

assecutis

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From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

atayne

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From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

atque

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From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

attemptedadjectiveUS /əˈtemptɪd/

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

auctoritatem

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

autoritie

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

bewtie

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

commendableadjectiveUS /kəˈmendəbəl/

worthy of high praise

From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

credite

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

doubtefull

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

dubiis

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

dyfficulte

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

estnounUS /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

et

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

etiam

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From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

famenounUS /feɪm/

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

fastiditis

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

fauoure

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

fidem

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

gratiam

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

greately

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From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

gyue

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

HnounUS /eɪtʃ/

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.

hatefull

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

haue

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From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

Itaque

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From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.

lucem

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.

magnificall

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From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

magnificum

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From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

MOZANS

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From this reading BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.

naturae

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

naturam

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

neuerthelesse

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From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

newe

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

newenes

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

nitorem

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

nonadverbUS /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

novis

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

novitatem

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/

make less visible or unclear

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

obscuris

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

omnia

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

omnibusnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəs/

an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

owlde

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

owt

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

PhnounUS /ˈpiːˈeɪtʃ/

(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter

From this reading BY H. J. MOZANS, A.M., Ph.D.

pulchrum

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From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

ResnounUS /reɪz/

a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

sua

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading To such neuerthelesse as can not atayne to all these, it is greately commendable and magnificall to haue attempted the fame.

thynge

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

thynges

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

vero

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

vetustis

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From this reading Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare; novis auctoritatem; absoletis, nitorem; obscuris, lucem; fastiditis, gratiam; dubiis, fidem; omnibus vero naturam, et naturae sua omnia.

voluisse

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From this reading Itaque etiam non assecutis, voluisse abunde pulchrum atque magnificum est.

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From this reading That is to say: It is a dyfficulte thynge to gyue newenes to owlde thynges, autoritie to newe thynges, bewtie to thynges owt of vse, fame to the obscure, fauoure to the hatefull, credite to the doubtefull, nature to all and all to nature.

Chapter 1 of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena by J. A. (John Augustine) Zahm holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 1 of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena contain?

Chapter 1 holds 69 sentences of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena by J. A. (John Augustine) Zahm exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 69 sentences, grouped into 14 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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About 504 minutes of reading across 1212 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena

Words and structures a reader meets early in Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Mozans
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ardua
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Vetustis
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Novitatem
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