Chapter 12 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION. We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced. Their heads were in a ferment. They no longer knew or recognized themselves. The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
Chapter 12 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.”
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.”
bad; unfortunate
From this reading “We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.”
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading “Their heads were in a ferment.”
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.”
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading “The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.”
given to quarreling
From this reading “The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.”
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading “We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
a state at a particular time
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
bad; unfortunate
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading Their heads were in a ferment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Their heads were in a ferment.
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
for more time
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
not any; not one
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
given to quarreling
From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
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From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their heads were in a ferment.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUIQUENDONIANS ADOPT A HEROIC RESOLUTION.
Chapter 12 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling by Jules Verne holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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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