Chapter 25 of North is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of North is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HULOIMEE TILAKUM The Gordon dogs win! The Gordon dogs win! All Nome rang with the cry. Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip. Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
Chapter 25 of North is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.”
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading “All Nome rang with the cry.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.”
a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
From this reading “Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.”
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In this reading “Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.”
In this reading “Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.”
In this reading “Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All Nome rang with the cry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading All Nome rang with the cry.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading HULOIMEE TILAKUM The Gordon dogs win!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HULOIMEE TILAKUM The Gordon dogs win!
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HULOIMEE TILAKUM The Gordon dogs win!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading All Nome rang with the cry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading All Nome rang with the cry.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HULOIMEE TILAKUM The Gordon dogs win!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HULOIMEE TILAKUM The Gordon dogs win!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lying upon her bed in the hospital with eyes half-closed, Lou Gordon heard the boom of the signal gun at Fort Davis.
a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
From this reading Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading HULOIMEE TILAKUM The Gordon dogs win!
in the company of; together with
From this reading All Nome rang with the cry.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Like wildfire the words leaped from lip to lip.
Chapter 25 of North by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 25 holds 168 sentences of North, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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