Chapter 25 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Sausalito's strategy. Orders must be obeyed. We turn southward. The parting. Mutiny and desertion. In the grip of the Ice King. A fight to the finish. Victory._
Chapter 25 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading “Mutiny and desertion.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “A fight to the finish. Victory._”
the act of grasping
From this reading “In the grip of the Ice King.”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading “Mutiny and desertion.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Orders must be obeyed.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “The parting.”
toward the south
From this reading “We turn southward.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “_Sausalito's strategy.”
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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 A fight to the finish. Victory._
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mutiny and desertion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Orders must be obeyed.
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading Mutiny and desertion.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A fight to the finish. Victory._
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading A fight to the finish. Victory._
the act of grasping
From this reading In the grip of the Ice King.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading In the grip of the Ice King.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the grip of the Ice King.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In the grip of the Ice King.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Orders must be obeyed.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading Mutiny and desertion.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Orders must be obeyed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the grip of the Ice King.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Orders must be obeyed.
the act of departing politely
From this reading The parting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sausalito's strategy.
toward the south
From this reading We turn southward.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading _Sausalito's strategy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The parting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fight to the finish. Victory._
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We turn southward.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading A fight to the finish. Victory._
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We turn southward.
Chapter 25 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell holds 7 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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