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In the great white land

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of In the great white land is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.
It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.
For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.
One year of open ice does not always follow another.
There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.
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In the great white land

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of In the great white land is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.
Line 2
It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈɔːfən ˈkærid aʊt ˈʌndər kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈdɪfəkəltiz tuː/
Line 3
For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.
/fɔːr ˈiːvɪn ɪn ˈsʌmər ðə ˈweðər ɪz moʊst ənˈsetəld/
Line 4
One year of open ice does not always follow another.
/wʌn jɪr ʌv ˈoʊ.pən aɪs dʌz nɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz ˈfɑːloʊ əˈnʌðər/
Line 5
There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.
/ðer ɪz ðə seɪm ənˈsɜːrtənti æz rɪˈɡɑːrdz ðə ˈweðər frʌm deɪ tuː deɪ ɔːr wiːk tuː wiːk/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

difficulties noun US /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading “It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.”

month's noun US /mʌnθs/

possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

regards noun US /rɪˈɡɑːrdz/

plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading “There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.”

sham noun US /ʃæm/

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

From this reading “THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.”

training noun US /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading “THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.”

uncertainty noun US /ənˈsɜːrtənti/

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

From this reading “There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.”

unsettled adjective US /ənˈsetəld/

still in doubt

From this reading “For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.”

Wright noun US /raɪt/

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading “THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

considerable difficulties adjective + noun counted as “considerable difficulty”

In this reading “It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.”

carried out verb + adjective counted as “carry out”

put in effect

In this reading “It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.”

merry men adjective + noun

In this reading “THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.”

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alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading One year of open ice does not always follow another.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading One year of open ice does not always follow another.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.

considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

DESERTverbUS /ˈdezərt/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

difficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One year of open ice does not always follow another.

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From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.

FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading One year of open ice does not always follow another.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

icenounUS /aɪs/

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading One year of open ice does not always follow another.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

month'snounUS /mʌnθs/

possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.

NIGHTnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading One year of open ice does not always follow another.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading One year of open ice does not always follow another.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.

regardsnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdz/

plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

shamnounUS /ʃæm/

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

SNOWnounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

STARTverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.

trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It was often carried out under considerable difficulties, too.

unsettledadjectiveUS /ənˈsetəld/

still in doubt

From this reading For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading For even in summer the weather is most unsettled.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading There is the same uncertainty as regards the weather from day to day or week to week.

WrightnounUS /raɪt/

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW The month’s training that Dr. Wright gave his merry men was no sham one.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading One year of open ice does not always follow another.

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