Chapter 4 of A Voyage to the Arctic in the Whaler Aurora is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Voyage to the Arctic in the Whaler Aurora is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around; It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound." _March 10th_. At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_. On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
Chapter 4 of A Voyage to the Arctic in the Whaler Aurora is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.”
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading “It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."”
-ing form of “muffle” — suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading “On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.”
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."”
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In this reading “On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.”
In this reading “On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.”
In this reading “On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.”
In this reading “At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.”
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From this reading _March 10th_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
(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 "The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around;
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.
the first light of day
From this reading At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around;
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around;
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.
march in a procession
From this reading _March 10th_.
-ing form of “muffle” — suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At five A. M. all was life on board the _Aurora_.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound."
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _March 10th_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around;
in or at that place or location
From this reading "The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around;
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around;
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On awaking, I had coffee, which was in the cabin, and, muffling up well, I went on deck, as it was bitterly cold.
Chapter 4 of A Voyage to the Arctic in the Whaler Aurora by David Moore Lindsay holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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