Chapter 3 of From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The slave does not go with her. She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie. The boatmen rise and scream together. Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat. She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
Chapter 3 of From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.”
third-person singular of “extol” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading “Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.”
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.”
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading “She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The boatmen rise and scream together.”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading “She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “The slave does not go with her.”
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.”
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.
take a seat
In this reading “She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.”
In this reading “She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boatmen rise and scream together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boatmen rise and scream together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slave does not go with her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
third-person singular of “extol” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The slave does not go with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The slave does not go with her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The slave does not go with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
move upward
From this reading The boatmen rise and scream together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The boatmen rise and scream together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading The slave does not go with her.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She makes her choice, and steps in and sits down on the cushions.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slave does not go with her.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The boatmen rise and scream together.
in or at the place that
From this reading She stops at the quay where the _caiques_, or long rowing-boats, lie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The slave does not go with her.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Each one extols with words and gestures the excellences of his boat.
Chapter 3 of From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People by Sven Anders Hedin holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 3 holds 393 sentences of From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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