Chapter 26 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She came directly to me in the morning. Sleep had calmed her somewhat. She was cool, but determined. In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U. "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
Chapter 26 of My Northern Exposure: The Kawa at the Pole is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “"Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “"Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.”
past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading “Sleep had calmed her somewhat.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “She was cool, but determined.”
without deviation
From this reading “She came directly to me in the morning.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.”
established irrevocably
From this reading “In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.”
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.
In this reading “She came directly to me in the morning.”
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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 In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
for a short time
From this reading "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was cool, but determined.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading Sleep had calmed her somewhat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came directly to me in the morning.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading She was cool, but determined.
characterized by great determination
From this reading She was cool, but determined.
without deviation
From this reading She came directly to me in the morning.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sleep had calmed her somewhat.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sleep had calmed her somewhat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came directly to me in the morning.
go away from a place
From this reading "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came directly to me in the morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She came directly to me in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
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 "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
established irrevocably
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came directly to me in the morning.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sleep had calmed her somewhat.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Sleep had calmed her somewhat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came directly to me in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came directly to me in the morning.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was cool, but determined.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In her hand she held a packet of papers, sealed with the seal of the E.U.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your orders," she said briefly and turned to leave the cabin.
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