Chapter XXXVI of The Ice Pilot, “Across the Cabin,” is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXVI
Chapter XXXVI of The Ice Pilot, “Across the Cabin,” is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens. Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin. "Are you going across?" she asked. "To Greenland, miss." "But why not south and—home?"
Chapter XXXVI of The Ice Pilot, “Across the Cabin,” is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.”
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.”
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
From this reading “"To Greenland, miss."”
plural of “mitten” — glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
From this reading “Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.”
not taken into account
From this reading “Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.”
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading “Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.”
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In this reading “Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Are you going across?" she asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going across?" she asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you going across?" she asked.
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why not south and—home?"
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going across?" she asked.
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
From this reading "To Greenland, miss."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "But why not south and—home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "To Greenland, miss."
plural of “mitten” — glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But why not south and—home?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
not taken into account
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "But why not south and—home?"
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why not south and—home?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she turned to Stirling with a high toss of her chin.
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading Helen Marr glided to the canvas rail that overlooked the waist of the _Pole Star_, brushed the hair from her face, and wrung the water from her mittens.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going across?" she asked.
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