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Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.
Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.
We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.
Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.
At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.
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Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.
Line 2
Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.
Line 3
We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.
/wiː met ˈevənz dʒʌst ʃɔːrt ʌv hɪz kæmp ənd faʊnd ðə loʊdz hæd bɪn dræɡd ʌp ðə hɪl/
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Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.
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At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Bowers noun US /ˈbaʊərz/

plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading “Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.”

Evans noun US /ˈevənz/

United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

From this reading “We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.”

harnessed adjective US /ˈhɑːrnəst/

brought under control and put to use

From this reading “At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.”

loads noun US /loʊdz/

a large number or amount

From this reading “We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.”

Oates noun US /oʊts/

English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)

From this reading “Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.”

ponies noun US /ˈpoʊniz/

plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States

From this reading “Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.”

ridge noun US /rɪdʒ/

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading “At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.”

Wilson noun US /ˈwɪlsən/

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading “Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.”

All words in this reading · 55

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6

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

7.30

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From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

BowersnounUS /ˈbaʊərz/

plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

DiscoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

draggedverbUS /dræɡd/

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

EvansnounUS /ˈevənz/

United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

Garrard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

harnessedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrnəst/

brought under control and put to use

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

HutnounUS /hʌt/

temporary military shelter

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

Keohane

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.

leadverbUS /led/

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.

loadsnounUS /loʊdz/

a large number or amount

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

OatesnounUS /oʊts/

English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)

From this reading Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/

plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States

From this reading Oates and Keohane had gone back to lead on the ponies.

progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

RocknounUS /rɑːk/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

RousedverbUS /raʊzd/

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

sledges

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At Discovery Hut _Monday, March_ 6, A.M.--Roused the hands at 7.30.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

topnounUS /tɑːp/

the upper part of anything

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading At the top of the ridge we harnessed men and ponies to the sledges and made rapid progress on a good surface towards the hut.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We met Evans just short of his camp and found the loads had been dragged up the hill.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading Wilson, Bowers, Garrard, and I went out to Castle Rock.

Chapter 7 of Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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