Chapter 10 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE MUIR GLACIER. "Away up here!" It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland. "'Way up here, in Alaska! Really in Alaska!
Chapter 10 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
From this reading “"'Way up here, in Alaska!”
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading “ON THE MUIR GLACIER.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
From this reading “ON THE MUIR GLACIER.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
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In this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
In this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
In this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
In this reading “It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.”
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a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
From this reading "'Way up here, in Alaska!
using the voice; not silently
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Away up here!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
in a dreamy manner
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading ON THE MUIR GLACIER.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Away up here!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Way up here, in Alaska!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
From this reading ON THE MUIR GLACIER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE MUIR GLACIER.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really in Alaska!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE MUIR GLACIER.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
in the direction of
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Away up here!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "'Way up here, in Alaska!
which person or people
From this reading It was Bessie who was speaking her thoughts aloud, as she leaned upon the rail of the good steamer _Queen_, and looked dreamily out over the blue water toward the mountains on the mainland.
Chapter 10 of Gulf and Glacier by Willis Boyd Allen holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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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