Chapter 19 of Doctor Jones' Picnic is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Doctor Jones' Picnic is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Woman Locates the North Pole. Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South. By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen. They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude. During the afternoon they crossed that land of eternal winter.
Chapter 19 of Doctor Jones' Picnic is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.”
position 80 in a countable series of things
From this reading “They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.”
-ing form of “favor” — promote over another
From this reading “Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.”
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading “They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.”
third-person singular of “locate” — discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading “Woman Locates the North Pole.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “Woman Locates the North Pole.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading During the afternoon they crossed that land of eternal winter.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
placed crosswise
From this reading During the afternoon they crossed that land of eternal winter.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the afternoon they crossed that land of eternal winter.
position 80 in a countable series of things
From this reading They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading During the afternoon they crossed that land of eternal winter.
-ing form of “favor” — promote over another
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
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From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.
third-person singular of “locate” — discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading Woman Locates the North Pole.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.
the middle of the day
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Woman Locates the North Pole.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Woman Locates the North Pole.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading By noon the coast of Franz Joseph Land could be seen.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the afternoon they crossed that land of eternal winter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Woman Locates the North Pole.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were now near the eightieth degree of latitude.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading During the afternoon they crossed that land of eternal winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Woman Locates the North Pole.
Chapter 19 of Doctor Jones' Picnic by S. E. (Samuel E.) Chapman holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 19 holds 132 sentences of Doctor Jones' Picnic, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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