Chapter 3 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS. CROSS SWAMPY LAKE. JACK RIVER. KNEE LAKE AND MAGNETIC ISLET. TROUT RIVER.
Chapter 3 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
From this reading “PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.”
a small island
From this reading “KNEE LAKE AND MAGNETIC ISLET.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “KNEE LAKE AND MAGNETIC ISLET.”
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading “KNEE LAKE AND MAGNETIC ISLET.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.”
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “CROSS SWAMPY LAKE.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “TROUT RIVER.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.
travel across or pass over
From this reading CROSS SWAMPY LAKE.
acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
From this reading PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.
a small island
From this reading KNEE LAKE AND MAGNETIC ISLET.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK RIVER.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading KNEE LAKE AND MAGNETIC ISLET.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading CROSS SWAMPY LAKE.
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading KNEE LAKE AND MAGNETIC ISLET.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading JACK RIVER.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading CROSS SWAMPY LAKE.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading TROUT RIVER.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PASSAGE UP HAYES, STEEL AND HILL RIVERS.
Chapter 3 of The Journey to the Polar Sea by John Franklin holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 417 sentences of The Journey to the Polar Sea, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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