Chapter 27 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson. "Come, boys, we must work quickly. We have no time to lose! Remember what Dirola said about the natives following us!" Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
Chapter 27 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.”
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.”
plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Remember what Dirola said about the natives following us!"
(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 Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Come, boys, we must work quickly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
rid of obstructions
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, boys, we must work quickly.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember what Dirola said about the natives following us!"
plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Remember what Dirola said about the natives following us!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have no time to lose!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading We have no time to lose!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
not any; not one
From this reading We have no time to lose!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
with speed
From this reading "Come, boys, we must work quickly.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember what Dirola said about the natives following us!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We have no time to lose!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have no time to lose!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Remember what Dirola said about the natives following us!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that he was back at his craft the inventor seemed to have recovered all of his energies.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ATTACKED BY THE NATIVES "We must clear away the snow and ice!" said Professor Henderson.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Remember what Dirola said about the natives following us!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Come, boys, we must work quickly.
Chapter 27 of Through the Air to the North Pole by Roy Rockwood holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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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