Chapter 11 of My Attainment of the Pole is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of My Attainment of the Pole is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis! If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible! So they told me, and I laughed. The sensation of laughing was novel. At first I was quite startled.
Chapter 11 of My Attainment of the Pole is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
From this reading “Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!”
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading “Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “The sensation of laughing was novel.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “The sensation of laughing was novel.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “At first I was quite startled.”
of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
From this reading “Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!”
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading “If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
at or in the front
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I was quite startled.
a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I was quite startled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
a small natural hill
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So they told me, and I laughed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
of great significance or value
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading So they told me, and I laughed.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The sensation of laughing was novel.
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So they told me, and I laughed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The sensation of laughing was novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sensation of laughing was novel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading At first I was quite startled.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading The sensation of laughing was novel.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
that is looked for
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading At first I was quite startled.
of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading So they told me, and I laughed.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading If but one sleep ahead, it must be visible!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sensation of laughing was novel.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Together they went out to a hummock, and through glasses, sought for a mark to locate so important a place as the terrestrial axis!
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