Chapter 2 of The South Pole is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The South Pole is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted. You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin." -- Rex Beach. "The North Pole is reached." In a flash the news spread over the world.
Chapter 2 of The South Pole is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “court” — make amorous advances towards
From this reading “Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.”
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading “Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.”
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.”
a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
From this reading “You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “"The North Pole is reached."”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “-- Rex Beach.”
take hold of; grab
From this reading “You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."”
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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 Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading -- Rex Beach.
have
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
past form of “court” — make amorous advances towards
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading In a flash the news spread over the world.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a flash the news spread over the world.
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
information about recent and important events
From this reading In a flash the news spread over the world.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "The North Pole is reached."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
above and across; more than
From this reading In a flash the news spread over the world.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading "The North Pole is reached."
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "The North Pole is reached."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading -- Rex Beach.
take hold of; grab
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading In a flash the news spread over the world.
having a supporting base
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
in the company of; together with
From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Plan and Preparations "The deity of success is a woman, and she insists on being won, not courted.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In a flash the news spread over the world.
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From this reading You've got to seize her and bear her off, instead of standing under her window with a mandolin."
Chapter 2 of The South Pole by Roald Amundsen holds 557 sentences, grouped into 112 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 2 holds 557 sentences of The South Pole, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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