Chapter 3 of Double Challenge is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Double Challenge is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My figgerin's all done." "It is?" "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does. If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in. Get your boots on."
Chapter 3 of Double Challenge is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “"Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.”
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “Get your boots on."”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"My figgerin's all done."”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.”
possessive form of “same” — a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
From this reading “"Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 "My figgerin's all done."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading Get your boots on."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "My figgerin's all done."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My figgerin's all done."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get your boots on."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My figgerin's all done."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Get your boots on."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
possessive form of “same” — a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
From this reading "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading If we want water in here, we'll have to work to put it in.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get your boots on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yup, and it figgers out the same's it always does.
Chapter 3 of Double Challenge by Jim Kjelgaard holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 423 sentences of Double Challenge, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Double Challenge by Jim Kjelgaard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 319 minutes of reading across 767 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Double Challenge section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 9 chapters of Double Challenge to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Double Challenge, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
