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Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23 S., longitude 41 degrees 25 W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
Every day we had more or less snow.
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Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Oblong Box is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
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On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23S., longitude 41 degrees 25W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
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The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
/ðə wɪndz ˈdʒenərəli bluː frʌm ðə ˌsaʊˈθiːst ɔːr ðə ˌnɔːrˈθiːst bʌt wɜːr ˈveri laɪt/
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Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
/weˈnevər wiː hæd ə ˈwestərli waɪnd wɪtʃ wɑːz ˈseldəm ɪt wɑːz ˌɪnˈveriəbli əˈtendɪd wɪð ə reɪn skwɔːl/
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Every day we had more or less snow.
/ˈevəri deɪ wiː hæd mɔːr ɔːr les snoʊ/

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floe noun US /floʊ/

a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea

From this reading “On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.”

Glass's noun US /ˈɡlæsɪz/

possessive form of “glass” — a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

latitude noun US /ˈlætətuːd/

the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading “On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.”

longitude noun US /ˈlɑːndʒətuːd/

the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

From this reading “On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.”

northeast noun US /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/

the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

From this reading “The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.”

southeast noun US /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/

the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

From this reading “The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.”

squall verb US /skwɔːl/

make high-pitched, whiney noises

From this reading “Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.”

westerly adverb US /ˈwestərli/

toward the west

From this reading “Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.”

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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

25

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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

41

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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

63

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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

blewverbUS /bluː/

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/

plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.

extentnounUS /ɪkˈstent/

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

floenounUS /floʊ/

a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

Glass'snounUS /ˈɡlæsɪz/

possessive form of “glass” — a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

icenounUS /aɪs/

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

islandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/

the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

longitudenounUS /ˈlɑːndʒətuːd/

the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

northeastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/

the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/

not often

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.

southeastnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/

the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

southwardly

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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

squallverbUS /skwɔːl/

make high-pitched, whiney noises

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

twenty-sixthadjective

coming next after the twenty-fifth in position

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.

westerlyadverbUS /ˈwestərli/

toward the west

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.

windsnounUS /wɪndz/

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.

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