Chapter 15 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TSALAL ISLAND. The night passed without alarm. No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach. The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better. We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
Chapter 15 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The night passed without alarm.”
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.”
plural of “fathom” — a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
From this reading “We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.”
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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 boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The night passed without alarm.
(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 _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
put or send forth
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
plural of “fathom” — a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
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From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading TSALAL ISLAND.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night passed without alarm.
not any; not one
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The night passed without alarm.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night passed without alarm.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TSALAL ISLAND.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The night passed without alarm.
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