First at the North Pole

Chapter XV

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THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

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Chapter XV Reading 1/35

First at the North Pole

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

Line 2

There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

Line 3

Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

Line 4

Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

Line 5

The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.”

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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 Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

action

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From this reading The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

alarm

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From this reading The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

Andy

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

boys

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From this reading The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

came

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

chance

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From this reading There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

Chet's

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

dock

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

doomed

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From this reading THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

escaped

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

FIRE

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From this reading THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

goes

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From this reading There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

hatchway

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From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

Ice

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

King

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

lay

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From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

lips

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

main

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From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

men

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From this reading The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

North

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From this reading There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

out

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

Pole

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From this reading There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

reach

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From this reading There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

rolling

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From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

running

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From this reading The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

scene

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From this reading The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

smoke

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From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

sounding

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From this reading The fire alarm was sounding, and men and boys were running to the scene of action.

STEAMER

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From this reading THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FIRE ON THE STEAMER "She is doomed!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

There

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From this reading There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

thick

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From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

tied

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading There goes our chance to reach the North Pole!"

two-masted

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From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

volume

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From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Before them lay the two-masted steamer, with a thick volume of smoke rolling up from her main hatchway.

words

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From this reading Such were the words that escaped from Chet's lips, as he and Andy came out on the dock where the _Ice King_ was tied up.

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