Chapter 1 of The Great White North The story of polar exploration from the earliest is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Great White North The story of polar exploration from the earliest is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1910. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature. The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
Chapter 1 of The Great White North The story of polar exploration from the earliest is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading “PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.”
the act of constructing something
From this reading “The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
the act of removing or getting rid of something
From this reading “The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Published October, 1910.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.”
a depository for goods
From this reading “PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Published October, 1910.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
the act of constructing something
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the act of removing or getting rid of something
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
brought together in one place
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Published October, 1910.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published October, 1910.
on the contrary
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
possessing material wealth
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a depository for goods
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The chief labour of its composition lay in elimination rather than construction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PREFACE The material for this book has been gathered from the rich storehouse of Arctic Literature.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Chapter 1 of The Great White North The story of polar exploration from the earliest by Helen S. (Helen Saunders) Wright holds 11 sentences, grouped into 3 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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