A boy's-eye view of the Arctic

Chapter VII

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For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

I stared with interest and surprise.

These were not the kind of people I had seen in pictures!

These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

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A boy's-eye view of the Arctic Kennett Longley Rawson

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of A boy's-eye view of the Arctic is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

IN ESKIMO LAND AND IN TROUBLE No sooner were we at anchor in Hopedale Harbor than I noticed the approach of several large boats filled with strange-looking, brown folk, different from any I had ever before seen. For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land. I stared with interest and surprise. These were not the kind of people I had seen in pictures! These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

A boy's-eye view of the Arctic

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of A boy's-eye view of the Arctic is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 2

For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

/fɔːr ə ˈmoʊmənt aɪ wɑːz æt ə lɔːs tuː ɪkˈspleɪn ðem ðen ˈsʌdənli aɪ rɪˈmembərd ðæt wiː hæd ərˈaɪvd ɪn ˈeskəmoʊ lænd/

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I stared with interest and surprise.

/aɪ sterd wɪð ˈɪntrəst ənd sərˈpraɪz/

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These were not the kind of people I had seen in pictures!

/ðiːz wɜːr nɑːt ðə kaɪnd ʌv ˈpiːpəl aɪ hæd siːn ɪn ˈpɪktʃərz/

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These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

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anchor noun US /ˈæŋkər/

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading “IN ESKIMO LAND AND IN TROUBLE No sooner were we at anchor in Hopedale Harbor than I noticed the approach of several large boats filled with strange-looking, brown folk, different from any I had ever before seen.”

barbarians noun US /bɑːrˈberiənz/

plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading “These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.”

boats noun US /boʊts/

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

conceived verb US /kənˈsiːvd/

past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading “These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.”

eskimo noun US /ˈeskəmoʊ/

a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)

folk noun US /foʊk/

people in general (often used in the plural)

grotesque adjective US /ɡroʊˈtesk/

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

From this reading “These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.”

Harbor verb US /ˈhɑːrbər/

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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For a moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

In this reading “For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.”

at a loss preposition + article + noun counted as “at … loss”

filled with bewilderment

In this reading “For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.”

at anchor preposition + noun

In this reading “IN ESKIMO LAND AND IN TROUBLE No sooner were we at anchor in Hopedale Harbor than I noticed the approach of several large boats filled with strange-looking, brown folk, different from any I had ever before seen.”

arrived in verb + particle counted as “arrive in”

In this reading “For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.”

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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 For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading IN ESKIMO LAND AND IN TROUBLE No sooner were we at anchor in Hopedale Harbor than I noticed the approach of several large boats filled with strange-looking, brown folk, different from any I had ever before seen.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

approachverbUS /əˈproʊtʃ/

move towards

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

barbariansnounUS /bɑːrˈberiənz/

plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

boatsnounUS /boʊts/

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/

past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

ESKIMOnounUS /ˈeskəmoʊ/

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

folknounUS /foʊk/

people in general (often used in the plural)

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

fur-swathed

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From this reading These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

grotesqueadjectiveUS /ɡroʊˈtesk/

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

From this reading These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

HarborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

Hopedale

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading I stared with interest and surprise.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading These were not the kind of people I had seen in pictures!

LANDnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

lossnounUS /lɔːs/

something that is lost

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading These were not the grotesque, fur-swathed barbarians that my mind had conceived.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading These were not the kind of people I had seen in pictures!

noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/

being perceived or observed

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading These were not the kind of people I had seen in pictures!

picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading These were not the kind of people I had seen in pictures!

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

staredverbUS /sterd/

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading I stared with interest and surprise.

strange-looking

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suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading I stared with interest and surprise.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading These were not the kind of people I had seen in pictures!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

TROUBLEnounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading For a moment I was at a loss to explain them; then suddenly I remembered that we had arrived in Eskimo Land.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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