Chapter 18 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BLINDING SNOWSTORM "Quick! Professor!" cried Mark. "Jack, Washington, everybody! Hurry up!" "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
Chapter 18 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
shining intensely
From this reading “A BLINDING SNOWSTORM "Quick!”
inflected form of “con” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading “"What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry up!"”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “"What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Professor!" cried Mark.”
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “A BLINDING SNOWSTORM "Quick!”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “"What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “"Jack, Washington, everybody!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BLINDING SNOWSTORM "Quick!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
shining intensely
From this reading A BLINDING SNOWSTORM "Quick!
inflected form of “con” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Professor!" cried Mark.
every person
From this reading "Jack, Washington, everybody!
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry up!"
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Jack, Washington, everybody!
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Professor!" cried Mark.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor!" cried Mark.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading A BLINDING SNOWSTORM "Quick!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading A BLINDING SNOWSTORM "Quick!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hurry up!"
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading "Jack, Washington, everybody!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the inventor, running to the conning tower.
Chapter 18 of Through the Air to the North Pole by Roy Rockwood holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 18 holds 109 sentences of Through the Air to the North Pole, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Through the Air to the North Pole by Roy Rockwood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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