Chapter 2 of The Goddess of Atvatabar is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Goddess of Atvatabar is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPEDITION. The _Polar King_, in lat. 84', long. 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes. What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
Chapter 2 of The Goddess of Atvatabar is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “THE CAUSE OF THE EXPEDITION.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.”
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading “What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.”
a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
From this reading “The _Polar King_, in lat.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.”
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading “What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.”
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In this reading “What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.”
In this reading “What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.”
In this reading “What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.”
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From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
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From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
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From this reading 84', long.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading THE CAUSE OF THE EXPEDITION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading THE CAUSE OF THE EXPEDITION.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
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From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Polar King_, in lat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The _Polar King_, in lat.
a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
From this reading The _Polar King_, in lat.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 84', long.
engage in
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
used to form the superlative
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAUSE OF THE EXPEDITION.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading The _Polar King_, in lat.
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAUSE OF THE EXPEDITION.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
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From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading What surprised us most was the fact that we could make any headway whatever, and that the ice wasn't frozen into one solid mass as every one expected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 151' 14", had entered an ocean covered with enormous ice-floes.
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