First at the North Pole

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SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

"For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

"Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

The youth tried his best to increase his speed, but the snow was deep in spots, and his long journey to the Storburgh camp had tired him, so it took some time to get even within sight of the cabin that was his home.

To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

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First at the North Pole Edward Stratemeyer

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance. "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned. "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers." The youth tried his best to increase his speed, but the snow was deep in spots, and his long journey to the Storburgh camp had tired him, so it took some time to get even within sight of the cabin that was his home. To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

First at the North Pole

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

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"For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

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"Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

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To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

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May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “"Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “The youth tried his best to increase his speed, but the snow was deep in spots, and his long journey to the Storburgh camp had tired him, so it took some time to get even within sight of the cabin that was his home.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

all

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From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The youth tried his best to increase his speed, but the snow was deep in spots, and his long journey to the Storburgh camp had tired him, so it took some time to get even within sight of the cabin that was his home.

Andy

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

anxious

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From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

Anyway

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From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

best

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

cabin

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camp

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claim

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From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

considerable

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

convinced

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

cutter

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From this reading To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

deep

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even

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Ever

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

father

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

fortune

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From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

get

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From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

home

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horse

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From this reading To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

importance

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

increase

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

it's

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From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

journey

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know

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From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

left

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

long

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man

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From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

more

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

now

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

PAPERS

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

rear

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From this reading To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

reasoned

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From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

saw

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From this reading To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

shed

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From this reading To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

sight

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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

snow

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

SOME

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

speed

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spots

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Storburgh

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

thought

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

time

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tired

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

took

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tried

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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading To the rear, under the shed, he saw a horse and cutter.

VALUE

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From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SOME PAPERS OF VALUE Ever since his father had left him the papers Andy had thought they might be of considerable value, but now he was more convinced than ever of their importance.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

worth

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From this reading "For all I know, that claim may be worth a fortune," he reasoned.

wouldn't

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From this reading "Anyway, it's worth something, or that man wouldn't be so anxious to get the papers."

youth

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