Chapter 23 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.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 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.
_The Arctic Night. The temptation of Traprock. The pros and cons of falling. We solve an age-old riddle. Our Polar Christmas. The love-philtre. Abandonment._
Chapter 23 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 act of giving something up
From this reading “The love-philtre. Abandonment._”
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading “_The Arctic Night.”
plural of “con” — an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading “The pros and cons of falling.”
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading “Our Polar Christmas.”
plural of “pro” — an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading “The pros and cons of falling.”
pierce with many holes
From this reading “We solve an age-old riddle.”
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “We solve an age-old riddle.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “The temptation of Traprock.”
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the act of giving something up
From this reading The love-philtre. Abandonment._
belonging to or lasting from times long ago
From this reading We solve an age-old riddle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We solve an age-old riddle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pros and cons of falling.
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading _The Arctic Night.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Our Polar Christmas.
plural of “con” — an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading The pros and cons of falling.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The pros and cons of falling.
a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it
From this reading The love-philtre. Abandonment._
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _The Arctic Night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The temptation of Traprock.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Polar Christmas.
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading Our Polar Christmas.
plural of “pro” — an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading The pros and cons of falling.
pierce with many holes
From this reading We solve an age-old riddle.
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading We solve an age-old riddle.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading The temptation of Traprock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Arctic Night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The temptation of Traprock.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We solve an age-old riddle.
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