Chapter 11 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy. "I wish I had never come to the north pole!" "How shall we escape?" yelled the professor. Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still. Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
Chapter 11 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “"I wish I had never come to the north pole!"”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"How shall we escape?" yelled the professor.”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.”
an act of forcible exhalation
From this reading “Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"How shall we escape?" yelled the professor.”
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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 A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
(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 A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "How shall we escape?" yelled the professor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How shall we escape?" yelled the professor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still.
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "How shall we escape?" yelled the professor.
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "How shall we escape?" yelled the professor.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
an act of forcible exhalation
From this reading Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
not in physical motion
From this reading Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How shall we escape?" yelled the professor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Behind them were the sea lions, roaring and snorting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Not knowing what to do, the whole party stood still.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I had never come to the north pole!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE "It's all up with us now!" shouted Andy.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "How shall we escape?" yelled the professor.
Chapter 11 of Through the Air to the North Pole by Roy Rockwood holds 134 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.
Chapter 11 holds 134 sentences of Through the Air to the North Pole, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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