Chapter 13 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VOICE IN A DREAM. Entirely free from ice? No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact. A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east. Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
Chapter 13 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading “No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.”
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading “A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.”
in a free manner
From this reading “Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.”
plural of “iceberg” — a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading “A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.”
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading “A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.”
born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
From this reading “No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.”
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading “Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.”
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading “Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.”
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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 A VOICE IN A DREAM.
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A VOICE IN A DREAM.
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Entirely free from ice?
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Entirely free from ice?
in a free manner
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Entirely free from ice?
the act of departing
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Entirely free from ice?
plural of “iceberg” — a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A VOICE IN A DREAM.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
not any; not one
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
transport commercially
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
not in physical motion
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
precisely as stated
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A VOICE IN A DREAM.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
during the time that
From this reading A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No. It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.
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