Chapter 24 of The Field of Ice — Part II is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of The Field of Ice — Part II is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOUNT HATTERAS. After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep. All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others? Was not the purpose of his life attained now? Had he not realized his most daring project?
Chapter 24 of The Field of Ice — Part II is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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achieved or reached
From this reading “Was not the purpose of his life attained now?”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “Had he not realized his most daring project?”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?”
attach to a support
From this reading “MOUNT HATTERAS.”
communicate vividly
From this reading “Had he not realized his most daring project?”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “Was not the purpose of his life attained now?”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Had he not realized his most daring project?”
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later than; following
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
(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 After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
achieved or reached
From this reading Was not the purpose of his life attained now?
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Had he not realized his most daring project?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
apart from; not including
From this reading All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he not realized his most daring project?
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From this reading MOUNT HATTERAS.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he not realized his most daring project?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was not the purpose of his life attained now?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Was not the purpose of his life attained now?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?
used to form the superlative
From this reading Had he not realized his most daring project?
attach to a support
From this reading MOUNT HATTERAS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Was not the purpose of his life attained now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was not the purpose of his life attained now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?
communicate vividly
From this reading Had he not realized his most daring project?
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Was not the purpose of his life attained now?
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Had he not realized his most daring project?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was not the purpose of his life attained now?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others?
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