Chapter I
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'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC. VOL. II. MACMILLAN AND CO. _Printed by_ R.
Vestigia. Vol. II.
Chapter I
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'A
NILE
NOVEL,'
'MIRAGE,'
'THE
HEAD
OF
MEDUSA,'
ETC.
VOL.
II.
MACMILLAN
AND
CO.
_Printed
by_
R.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Vestigia. Vol. II.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Vestigia. Vol. II. is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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'A
NILE
NOVEL,'
'MIRAGE,'
'THE
HEAD
OF
MEDUSA,'
ETC.
Line 2
VOL.
Line 3
II.
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MACMILLAN
AND
CO.
Line 5
_Printed
by_
R.
/ˈprɪntɪd baɪ ɑːr/
Learner Dictionary
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the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.”
medusa
noun
US /məˈduːsə/
(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
From this reading “'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.”
mirage
noun
US /mərˈɑːʒ/
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
From this reading “'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.”
nile
noun
US /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading “'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.”
past form of “print” — put into print
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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 NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Printed by_ R.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO.
ETC
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From this reading 'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
MACMILLAN
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From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO.
MEDUSAnounUS /məˈduːsə/
(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
From this reading 'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
MIRAGEnounUS /mərˈɑːʒ/
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
From this reading 'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
NILEnounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading 'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading 'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Printed by_ R.
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 _Printed by_ R.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'A NILE NOVEL,' 'MIRAGE,' 'THE HEAD OF MEDUSA,' ETC.
VOL
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From this reading VOL.
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Vocabulary met early in Vestigia. Vol. II.
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- Novel
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- Mirage
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