Chapter 21 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced. The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days. It is twenty-five degrees below the freezing point. I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds. I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.
Chapter 21 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.”
a stopping
From this reading “The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.”
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “It is twenty-five degrees below the freezing point.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.”
small siskin-like finch with a red crown
From this reading “I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.”
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.”
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.
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In this reading “The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.”
In this reading “May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.”
In this reading “I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.”
In this reading “The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It is twenty-five degrees below the freezing point.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
a stopping
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading It is twenty-five degrees below the freezing point.
at any time
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading It is twenty-five degrees below the freezing point.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is twenty-five degrees below the freezing point.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
not any; not one
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.
and nothing more
From this reading I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It is twenty-five degrees below the freezing point.
small siskin-like finch with a red crown
From this reading I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw only one pair of chickadees and one redpoll.
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
being five more than twenty
From this reading It is twenty-five degrees below the freezing point.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading May 6, Saturday, 8 p. m.--This is the strangest May weather I have ever experienced.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The wind has blown a gale from the north without a moment's cessation for four days.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I was in the vicinity of the Hanson Camp yesterday, but got no birds.
Chapter 21 of Gold Hunting in Alaska by Joseph Grinnell holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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