Chapter I
THE STORY OF IDA PFEIFFER And Her Travels in Many Lands. "I'll put a girdle round the world."--SHAKESPEARE. LONDON: THOMAS NELSON AND SONS. EDINBURGH AND NEW YORK. 1879.
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THE
STORY
OF
IDA
PFEIFFER
And
Her
Travels
in
Many
Lands.
"I'll
put
a
girdle
round
the
world."--SHAKESPEARE.
LONDON:
THOMAS
NELSON
AND
SONS.
EDINBURGH
AND
NEW
YORK.
1879.
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The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands
Chapter I
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Line 1
THE
STORY
OF
IDA
PFEIFFER
And
Her
Travels
in
Many
Lands.
Line 2
"I'll
put
a
girdle
round
the
world."--SHAKESPEARE.
Line 3
LONDON:
THOMAS
NELSON
AND
SONS.
Line 4
EDINBURGH
AND
NEW
YORK.
Line 5
1879.
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1879
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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 "I'll put a girdle round the world."--SHAKESPEARE.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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EDINBURGH
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girdle
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HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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I'll
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IDA
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Lands
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LONDON
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Many
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NELSON
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NEW
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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PFEIFFER
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put
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round
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SHAKESPEARE
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SONS
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STORY
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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THOMAS
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Travels
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world
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YORK
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From this reading EDINBURGH AND NEW YORK.