Chapter 8 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 510 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 510 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEPARTURE FROM CHIPEWYAN. DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES. SLAVE LAKE AND FORT PROVIDENCE. SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS. DIFFICULTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INDIAN GUIDES.
Chapter 8 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 510 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading “SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.”
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading “SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.”
plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “DIFFICULTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INDIAN GUIDES.”
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.”
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading “SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.”
a small and inadequate amount
From this reading “SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.”
plural of “voyager” — a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)
From this reading “SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.
a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM CHIPEWYAN.
the act of departing
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM CHIPEWYAN.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading SLAVE LAKE AND FORT PROVIDENCE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM CHIPEWYAN.
plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading DIFFICULTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INDIAN GUIDES.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading DIFFICULTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INDIAN GUIDES.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading SLAVE LAKE AND FORT PROVIDENCE.
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
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From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading SLAVE LAKE AND FORT PROVIDENCE.
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading DIFFICULTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INDIAN GUIDES.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
a small and inadequate amount
From this reading SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading SLAVE LAKE AND FORT PROVIDENCE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DIFFICULTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INDIAN GUIDES.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading DIFFICULTIES OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONS OF THE RIVERS AND LAKES, AND OF THE PORTAGES.
plural of “voyager” — a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)
From this reading SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS, AND DISCONTENT OF THE CANADIAN VOYAGERS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DIFFICULTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INDIAN GUIDES.
Chapter 8 of The Journey to the Polar Sea by John Franklin holds 510 sentences, grouped into 102 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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