Chapter 27 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!" "Who said so?" "Professor Jeffer. He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm. Andy shook his head slowly.
Chapter 27 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.”
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading “ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"”
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"”
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading “He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"Professor Jeffer.”
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"”
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In this reading “ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"”
In this reading “He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
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From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Andy shook his head slowly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
ten 10s
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Professor Jeffer.
and nothing more
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "Professor Jeffer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Who said so?"
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Andy shook his head slowly.
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Andy shook his head slowly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Who said so?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading ON A FLOATING MASS OF ICE "One hundred and thirty miles more, Andy!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He just took an observation," answered Chet, as he crawled into the _igloo_ and slapped his mittened hands to get them warm.
which person or people
From this reading "Who said so?"
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