Chapter 32 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOUSE OF SNOW. On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out. Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary. Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward. The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.
Chapter 32 of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading “Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.”
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading “On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.”
in a northern direction
From this reading “Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.”
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading “Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.”
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading “The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.”
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From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.
being one more than ten
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE OF SNOW.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
the light of the Moon
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
absolutely essential
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
not any; not one
From this reading The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.
in a northern direction
From this reading Jean Cornbutte followed the coast, and ascended northward.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE OF SNOW.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the 23rd of October, at eleven in the morning, in a fine moonlight, the caravan set out.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE HOUSE OF SNOW.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE OF SNOW.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The steps of the travellers made no impression on the hard ice.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Precautions were this time taken that the journey might be a long one, if necessary.
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