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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY GEORGE BRYCE, L.R.C.P. & S. (EDIN.) My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole. The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
Chapter 1 of The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.”
the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
From this reading “My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.”
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.”
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.”
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading “The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.”
most important element
From this reading “My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.”
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In this reading “My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.”
In this reading “My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
of short duration or distance
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
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From this reading BY GEORGE BRYCE, L.R.C.P.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY GEORGE BRYCE, L.R.C.P.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BY GEORGE BRYCE, L.R.C.P.
a person who is in charge
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (EDIN.)
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading BY GEORGE BRYCE, L.R.C.P.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading BY GEORGE BRYCE, L.R.C.P.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
most important element
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading BY GEORGE BRYCE, L.R.C.P.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading BY GEORGE BRYCE, L.R.C.P.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading & S.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The subject is now so extensive that few have the opportunity of covering the whole ground.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading My chief object in compiling this work has been to supply a brief account of the main efforts which have been made to reach the North Pole.
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