Chapter 27 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea. Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy. Its depth is not known. Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.” If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
Chapter 27 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading “Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “Its depth is not known.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.”
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading “If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.””
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.”
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading Its depth is not known.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
ten 10s
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Its depth is not known.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Its depth is not known.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
being ten more than sixty
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
term of address for a man
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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Chapter 27 holds 166 sentences of Michael Strogoff, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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