Chapter 38 of Hell on ice is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Hell on ice is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“October 10th, Monday—120th day. Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan. Eat deerskin scraps. Yesterday morning ate my deerskin footnips. Light S.S.E. airs.
Chapter 38 of Hell on ice is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading “Light S.S.E. airs.”
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading “Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “Yesterday morning ate my deerskin footnips.”
leather from the hide of a deer
From this reading “Eat deerskin scraps.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading ““October 10th, Monday—120th day.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading ““October 10th, Monday—120th day.”
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading “Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.”
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “Eat deerskin scraps.”
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 “Yesterday morning ate my deerskin footnips.”
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From this reading “October 10th, Monday—120th day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “October 10th, Monday—120th day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading Light S.S.E. airs.
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Yesterday morning ate my deerskin footnips.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “October 10th, Monday—120th day.
leather from the hide of a deer
From this reading Eat deerskin scraps.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Light S.S.E. airs.
take in solid food
From this reading Eat deerskin scraps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday morning ate my deerskin footnips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
immediately past
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Light S.S.E. airs.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “October 10th, Monday—120th day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Yesterday morning ate my deerskin footnips.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yesterday morning ate my deerskin footnips.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “October 10th, Monday—120th day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Light S.S.E. airs.
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading Eat deerskin scraps.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Last half ounce alcohol at 5:30; at 6:30 send Alexey off to look for ptarmigan.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday morning ate my deerskin footnips.
Chapter 38 of Hell on ice by Edward Ellsberg holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 38 holds 112 sentences of Hell on ice, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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