Chapter 2 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE. If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed. Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared? No. A town of the future? By no means.
Chapter 2 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading “If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.”
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading “HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.”
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.”
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.”
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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 No. A town of the future?
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By no means.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
divisible by two
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
yet to be or coming
From this reading No. A town of the future?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
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From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading By no means.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
not any; not one
From this reading No. A town of the future?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
try to get or reach
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
make an effort or attempt
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
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