Chapter 4 of Exploration Team is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Exploration Team is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was. Before midnight Huyghens built a fire. There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing. In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly. They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
Chapter 4 of Exploration Team is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.”
in a brisk manner
From this reading “In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “They seemed to revel in the morning chill.”
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.”
take delight in
From this reading “They seemed to revel in the morning chill.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.”
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.”
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In this reading “Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.”
In this reading “They seemed to revel in the morning chill.”
In this reading “In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
in a brisk manner
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was.
the force of workers available
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
take delight in
From this reading They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
in or at the place that
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
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