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Day 28. Reading Passage 1 (The Phoenicians: an almost forgotten



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30 DAY READING CHALLENGE

Day 28. Reading Passage 1 (The Phoenicians: an almost forgotten
people)
Word list
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Seafaring 
(n) - the practice of regularly travelling by sea.
Example: Canadian seafaring is a fraction of what it once
was.

Maritime (adj) 
- connected with human activity at sea:
Example: Make sure you visit the maritime museum if you’re interested in anything to
do with ships or seafaring.

Predecessor (n) 
(C2) - someone who had a job or a position before someone else
or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series.
Example: The latest Ferrari is not only faster than its predecessors but also more
comfortable.

Merchant (n) 
- a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts
especially by trading with other countries.
Example: a wine/grain merchant.

Prosperous (adj) 
(C1
) -
successful, usually by earning a lot of money.
Example: In a prosperous country like this, no one should go hungry.
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Ally (n) (C1) 
- a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another 
one, especially during a war.
Example: During the First World War, Turkey and Germany were allies/Turkey was an
ally of Germany.

Timber (n) 
(C2) - trees that are grown so that the wood from them can be used for 
building.
Example: These trees are being grown for timber.

Vessel (n) 
- a large boat or a ship.
Example: The company has five oceangoing vessels.

To carve (v) 
(C2) - to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to 
cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.
Example: He carved her name on a tree.

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