Chapter 27 of The Fur Country is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Fur Country is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
hundred miles from the American coast. It was almost incredible! The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed. Was it possible to restore her to life? Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
Chapter 27 of The Fur Country is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “hundred miles from the American coast.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.”
uttered without voice
From this reading “The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “hundred miles from the American coast.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “It was almost incredible!”
straightened out
From this reading “Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.”
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “Was it possible to restore her to life?”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was almost incredible!
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading hundred miles from the American coast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
uttered without voice
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
clothing in general
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading hundred miles from the American coast.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
set up or found
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading hundred miles from the American coast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was it possible to restore her to life?
ten 10s
From this reading hundred miles from the American coast.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading It was almost incredible!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost incredible!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Was it possible to restore her to life?
straightened out
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading hundred miles from the American coast.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Was it possible to restore her to life?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Was it possible to restore her to life?
not in physical motion
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading hundred miles from the American coast.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost incredible!
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The first thing to be ascertained was whether the poor creature still breathed.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs Barnett loosened her clothes, and found that her body was not yet quite cold.
Chapter 27 of The Fur Country by Jules Verne holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 27 holds 121 sentences of The Fur Country, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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