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My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole
My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_The last ten miles.
A mental observation.
We lose our magnetic bowsprit.
The Big Peg at last!
"The Lady, first!"
We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/1 · 6 reading units · Lines 1–6

Line 1
_The last ten miles.
/ðə læst ten maɪlz/
Line 2
A mental observation.
/ə ˈmentəl ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən/
Line 3
We lose our magnetic bowsprit.
Line 4
The Big Peg at last!
/ðə bɪɡ peɡ æt læst/
Line 5
"The Lady, first!"
/ðə ˈleɪdi fɜːrst/
Line 6
We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._
/wiː ˈseləbreɪt ˈaʊər ərˈaɪvəl aɪ ɡlɪmps ə ˈvɪʒən/

Learner Dictionary

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.

arrival noun US /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading “We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._”

celebrate verb US /ˈseləbreɪt/

behave as expected during of holidays or rites

From this reading “We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._”

glimpse noun US /ɡlɪmps/

a quick look

From this reading “We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._”

magnetic adjective US /mæɡˈnetɪk/

of or relating to or caused by magnetism

From this reading “We lose our magnetic bowsprit.”

mental adjective US /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading “A mental observation.”

observation noun US /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən/

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading “A mental observation.”

Peg noun US /peɡ/

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

From this reading “The Big Peg at last!”

vision noun US /ˈvɪʒən/

a vivid mental image

From this reading “We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._”

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.

ten miles noun + noun counted as “ten mile”

In this reading “_The last ten miles.”

last ten adjective + noun

In this reading “_The last ten miles.”

All words in this reading · 22

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A mental observation.

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Big Peg at last!

BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Big Peg at last!

bowspritnoun

a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel

From this reading We lose our magnetic bowsprit.

celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/

behave as expected during of holidays or rites

From this reading We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "The Lady, first!"

glimpsenounUS /ɡlɪmps/

a quick look

From this reading We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "The Lady, first!"

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading _The last ten miles.

loseverbUS /luːz/

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading We lose our magnetic bowsprit.

magneticadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnetɪk/

of or relating to or caused by magnetism

From this reading We lose our magnetic bowsprit.

mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading A mental observation.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading _The last ten miles.

observationnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən/

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading A mental observation.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We lose our magnetic bowsprit.

PegnounUS /peɡ/

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

From this reading The Big Peg at last!

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading _The last ten miles.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The last ten miles.

visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/

a vivid mental image

From this reading We celebrate our arrival. I glimpse a vision._

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We lose our magnetic bowsprit.

Chapter 18 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 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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