Chapter 29 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!" "If the weather permits, Andy." "Oh, we must get there, Chet! Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more! Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
Chapter 29 of First at the North Pole is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!”
plural of “permit” — a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “"If the weather permits, Andy."”
the day after today
From this reading “THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading “Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"If the weather permits, Andy."”
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.
In this reading “Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!”
In this reading “"If the weather permits, Andy."”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!”
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.
side by side
From this reading Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If the weather permits, Andy."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we must get there, Chet!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the weather permits, Andy."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
and nothing more
From this reading Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!
immediately past
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, we must get there, Chet!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, we must get there, Chet!
and nothing more
From this reading Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!
plural of “permit” — a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "If the weather permits, Andy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!
the day after today
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
the upper part of anything
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading Just think of it--only twenty-two miles more!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, we must get there, Chet!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "If the weather permits, Andy."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, it's nothing alongside of what we have already traveled."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE TOP OF THE WORLD AT LAST "We'll get there tomorrow!"
Chapter 29 of First at the North Pole by Edward Stratemeyer holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 29 holds 160 sentences of First at the North Pole, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of First at the North Pole by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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