Chapter 13 of David goes to Greenland is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of David goes to Greenland is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NANOOK! That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful. There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset. The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light. And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.
Chapter 13 of David goes to Greenland is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of acquiring something
From this reading “That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.”
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading “That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.”
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the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
In this reading “There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.”
In this reading “There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.”
In this reading “And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.”
as might be expected
In this reading “The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.”
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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 There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
later than; following
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
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 And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
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From this reading NANOOK!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
a light shade of red
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great big full moon and a very pink and golden sunset.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.
precisely as stated
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night in Jones Sound, after getting the walrus, was very beautiful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And it was the first time we had seen the moon for a long time.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sun really went down that night, although of course it stayed quite light.
Chapter 13 of David goes to Greenland by David Binney Putnam holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 13 holds 69 sentences of David goes to Greenland, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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