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THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY. “Barbicane? Nicholl?” “Maston!” “You?”
The Purchase of the North Pole
Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of The Purchase of the North Pole is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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THE
END
OF
THIS
REMARKABLE
STORY.
“Barbicane?
Nicholl?”
“Maston!”
“You?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Purchase of the North Pole
Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of The Purchase of the North Pole is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
END
OF
THIS
REMARKABLE
STORY.
/ðə end ʌv ðɪs rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl ˈstɔːri/
Line 2
“Barbicane?
Line 3
Nicholl?”
Line 4
“Maston!”
Line 5
“You?”
/juː/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.”
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 “THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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REMARKABLE STORY
adjective + noun
In this reading “THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.”
All words in this reading · 10
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Barbicane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Barbicane?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.
Maston
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From this reading “Maston!”
Nicholl
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From this reading Nicholl?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.
unusual or striking
From this reading THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.
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 THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THIS REMARKABLE STORY.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You?”
Chapter 20 of The Purchase of the North Pole by Jules Verne holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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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Vocabulary met early in The Purchase of the North Pole
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Purchase of the North Pole, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
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- Twenty
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- Thousand
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- Leagues
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