Chapter 19 of Hell on ice is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Hell on ice is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The _Jeannette_ sinking? Sharvell must be crazy. The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak. Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder. There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
Chapter 19 of Hell on ice is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boiler” — sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading “There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!”
come together
From this reading “Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.”
covered with water
From this reading “There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.”
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading “The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.”
plural of “squeeze” — the act of gripping and pressing firmly
From this reading “The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!”
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In this reading “The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.”
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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 The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sharvell must be crazy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
plural of “boiler” — sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Sharvell must be crazy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
come together
From this reading Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
covered with water
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
destroyed or killed
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Jeannette_ sinking?
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sharvell must be crazy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.
above and across; more than
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Nevertheless, forgetting our encounter, I raced down the ladder.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sharvell must be crazy.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading The _Jeannette_ sinking?
plural of “squeeze” — the act of gripping and pressing firmly
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Jeannette_ sinking?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
in the direction of
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
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 There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was the fireroom entirely flooded from port to starboard, with water already over the floorplates and rising steadily toward my empty boilers!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The ship had gone through far worse squeezes before without a leak.
Chapter 19 of Hell on ice by Edward Ellsberg holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 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 19 holds 301 sentences of Hell on ice, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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