Chapter 1 of The Cruise of the Snowbird is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Cruise of the Snowbird is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London. This edition dated 1882. The Cruise of the Snowbird, by Gordon Stables. ________________________________________________________________________ THE CRUISE OF THE SNOWBIRD, BY GORDON STABLES. CHAPTER ONE.
Chapter 1 of The Cruise of the Snowbird is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading “The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading “The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1882.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1882.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”
medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
From this reading “The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”
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From this reading This edition dated 1882.
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From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1882.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1882.
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From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
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From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
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From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1882.
Chapter 1 of The Cruise of the Snowbird by Gordon Stables holds 414 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.
Chapter 1 holds 414 sentences of The Cruise of the Snowbird, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Cruise of the Snowbird by Gordon Stables exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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