Chapter 9 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE. MR. BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN. TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE. September 1820.
Chapter 9 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading “TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “September 1820.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE.”
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From this reading September 1820.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE.
possessive form of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading September 1820.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK’S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading TRANSACTIONS AT FORT ENTERPRISE.
Chapter 9 of The Journey to the Polar Sea by John Franklin holds 583 sentences, grouped into 117 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 9 holds 583 sentences of The Journey to the Polar Sea, unabridged, divided into 117 reading sections.
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