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Three Boys in the Wild North Land

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Three Boys in the Wild North Land is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.
WELCOME TO SAGASTA-WEEKEE--MR.
ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.
"Welcome to this Wild North Land! welcome to our happy home in the Land of the North Wind!
Welcome, thrice welcome, all and each one of you!"
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Three Boys in the Wild North Land

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Three Boys in the Wild North Land is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.
/θriː bɔɪz ɪn ðə waɪld nɔːrθ lænd ˈtʃæptər wʌn/
Line 2
WELCOME TO SAGASTA-WEEKEE--MR.
Line 3
ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.
Line 4
"Welcome to this Wild North Land! welcome to our happy home in the Land of the North Wind!
/ˈwelkəm tuː ðɪs waɪld nɔːrθ lænd ˈwelkəm tuː ˈaʊər ˈhæpi hoʊm ɪn ðə lænd ʌv ðə nɔːrθ waɪnd/
Line 5
Welcome, thrice welcome, all and each one of you!"
/ˈwelkəm θraɪs ˈwelkəm ɔːl ənd iːtʃ wʌn ʌv 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.

arrival noun US /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading “ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.”

chapter noun US /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading “Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.”

factory noun US /ˈfæktəri/

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading “ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.”

host noun US /hoʊst/

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading “ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.”

ross noun US /rɑːs/

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

From this reading “ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.”

sam noun US /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading “ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.”

thrice adverb US /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading “Welcome, thrice welcome, all and each one of you!"”

voyage noun US /ˈvɔɪədʒ/

an act of traveling by water

From this reading “ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.”

All words in this reading · 38

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

ALEC

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Welcome, thrice welcome, all and each one of you!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Welcome, thrice welcome, all and each one of you!"

ARRIVALnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

ARTHURnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

BoysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

CHAPTERnounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Welcome, thrice welcome, all and each one of you!"

ESQUIMAUX

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

FACTORYnounUS /ˈfæktəri/

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

FRANKadjectiveUS /fræŋk/

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "Welcome to this Wild North Land! welcome to our happy home in the Land of the North Wind!

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "Welcome to this Wild North Land! welcome to our happy home in the Land of the North Wind!

HOSTnounUS /hoʊst/

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

LandnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading WELCOME TO SAGASTA-WEEKEE--MR.

NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Welcome to this Wild North Land! welcome to our happy home in the Land of the North Wind!

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Welcome to this Wild North Land! welcome to our happy home in the Land of the North Wind!

PRINCEnounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

ROSSnounUS /rɑːs/

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

SAGASTA-WEEKEE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WELCOME TO SAGASTA-WEEKEE--MR.

SAMnounUS /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Welcome to this Wild North Land! welcome to our happy home in the Land of the North Wind!

ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading Welcome, thrice welcome, all and each one of you!"

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WELCOME TO SAGASTA-WEEKEE--MR.

VOYAGEnounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/

an act of traveling by water

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

WELCOMEverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading WELCOME TO SAGASTA-WEEKEE--MR.

WildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Three Boys in the Wild North Land CHAPTER ONE.

WindnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading "Welcome to this Wild North Land! welcome to our happy home in the Land of the North Wind!

YORKnounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading ROSS, THEIR HOST--THE THREE BOYS--FRANK, ALEC, SAM--THE "PRINCE ARTHUR"--THE VOYAGE--THE ESQUIMAUX--ARRIVAL AT YORK FACTORY.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Welcome, thrice welcome, all and each one of you!"

Chapter 1 of Three Boys in the Wild North Land by Egerton Ryerson Young holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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Chapter 1 holds 429 sentences of Three Boys in the Wild North Land, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Three Boys in the Wild North Land by Egerton Ryerson Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #21245, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Vocabulary met early in Three Boys in the Wild North Land

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Three
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North
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Chapter
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Welcome
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