Chapter 24 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night." Old Ezra was right. Night had fallen while we slept. The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold. How strangely fate works her miracles!
Chapter 24 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading “The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.”
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.”
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading “Old Ezra was right.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.”
plural of “miracle” — any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “How strangely fate works her miracles!”
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading “"Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."”
in a strange manner
From this reading “How strangely fate works her miracles!”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.”
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.
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In this reading “"Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."”
In this reading “"Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."”
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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 "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
being six more than eighty
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading Old Ezra was right.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Night had fallen while we slept.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading How strangely fate works her miracles!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
the act of grasping
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night had fallen while we slept.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How strangely fate works her miracles!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How strangely fate works her miracles!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
plural of “miracle” — any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading How strangely fate works her miracles!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Ezra was right.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Old Ezra was right.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Night had fallen while we slept.
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
in a strange manner
From this reading How strangely fate works her miracles!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eighty-six below," announced Captain Triplett the next morning, "an' a fine, starry night."
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Ezra was right.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Night had fallen while we slept.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long Arctic blackness had followed our twilight sleep, and we were now in the grip of its intense cold.
during the time that
From this reading Night had fallen while we slept.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading How strangely fate works her miracles!
Chapter 24 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 24 holds 201 sentences of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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