Chapter 35 of North-Pole Voyages is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of North-Pole Voyages is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROUND FROBISHER BAY. THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives. In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits. At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots. One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
Chapter 35 of North-Pole Voyages is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a busy manner
From this reading “At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.”
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading “One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!”
plural of “encampment” — a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading “THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.”
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading “THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.”
-ing form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.”
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading “One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!”
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 “At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.”
In this reading “One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading ROUND FROBISHER BAY.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
a youthful male person
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
in a busy manner
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
plural of “encampment” — a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
set up or found
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
From this reading ROUND FROBISHER BAY.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
-ing form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ROUND FROBISHER BAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these many incidents occurred illustrating Esquimo habits.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE explorers found occasionally during their voyage encampments of natives.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
during the time that
From this reading One of them was diligently sewing while her big boy _stood_ at her breast nursing!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one place the women were busily employed on seal-skins, making women's boots.
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