Chapter 9 of Crusoes of the Frozen North is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Crusoes of the Frozen North is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come along, Professor! Come along, Mate! The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island. Ha! here is a bridge of rocks! Thank goodness for that!
Chapter 9 of Crusoes of the Frozen North is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “Thank goodness for that!”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “Come along, Mate!”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"Come along, Professor!”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank goodness for that!”
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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 Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along, Professor!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along, Professor!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thank goodness for that!
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Thank goodness for that!
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Come along, Mate!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
above and across; more than
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "Come along, Professor!
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
in or at or to some place
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank goodness for that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
Chapter 9 of Crusoes of the Frozen North by Gordon Stables holds 47 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
Chapter 9 holds 47 sentences of Crusoes of the Frozen North, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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