Chapter 13 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 1231 sentences across 247 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 1231 sentences across 247 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOURNEY ACROSS THE BARREN GROUNDS. DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER. MELANCHOLY AND FATAL RESULTS THEREOF. EXTREME MISERY OF THE WHOLE PARTY. MURDER OF MR.
Chapter 13 of The Journey to the Polar Sea is here in full — 1231 sentences across 247 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “JOURNEY ACROSS THE BARREN GROUNDS.”
traveling across
From this reading “DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “EXTREME MISERY OF THE WHOLE PARTY.”
bringing death
From this reading “MELANCHOLY AND FATAL RESULTS THEREOF.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “JOURNEY ACROSS THE BARREN GROUNDS.”
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “MELANCHOLY AND FATAL RESULTS THEREOF.”
of or concerning this or that
From this reading “MELANCHOLY AND FATAL RESULTS THEREOF.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading JOURNEY ACROSS THE BARREN GROUNDS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading JOURNEY ACROSS THE BARREN GROUNDS.
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From this reading DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.
traveling across
From this reading DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading EXTREME MISERY OF THE WHOLE PARTY.
bringing death
From this reading MELANCHOLY AND FATAL RESULTS THEREOF.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading JOURNEY ACROSS THE BARREN GROUNDS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading JOURNEY ACROSS THE BARREN GROUNDS.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading MELANCHOLY AND FATAL RESULTS THEREOF.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading EXTREME MISERY OF THE WHOLE PARTY.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MURDER OF MR.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading MURDER OF MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXTREME MISERY OF THE WHOLE PARTY.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading EXTREME MISERY OF THE WHOLE PARTY.
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading MELANCHOLY AND FATAL RESULTS THEREOF.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading DIFFICULTY AND DELAY IN CROSSING COPPER-MINE RIVER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOURNEY ACROSS THE BARREN GROUNDS.
of or concerning this or that
From this reading MELANCHOLY AND FATAL RESULTS THEREOF.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading EXTREME MISERY OF THE WHOLE PARTY.
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Chapter 13 holds 1231 sentences of The Journey to the Polar Sea, unabridged, divided into 247 reading sections.
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