Chapter 2 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Our triumphant departure. A man missing. Wigmore's gallant embarkation. The _Kawa_ herself. A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
Chapter 2 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of constructing something
From this reading “A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31”
the act of departing
From this reading “Our triumphant departure.”
true confidential information
From this reading “A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31”
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “Wigmore's gallant embarkation.”
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “Wigmore's gallant embarkation.”
not able to be found
From this reading “A man missing.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “Our triumphant departure.”
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In this reading “A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31”
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From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man missing.
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From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
the act of constructing something
From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
the act of departing
From this reading Our triumphant departure.
true confidential information
From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading Wigmore's gallant embarkation.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading Wigmore's gallant embarkation.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The _Kawa_ herself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Kawa_ herself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man missing.
not able to be found
From this reading A man missing.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our triumphant departure.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading A new idea in construction. A few boresome details Page 31
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Kawa_ herself.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Our triumphant departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wigmore's gallant embarkation.
Chapter 2 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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.
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