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Chapter 10 of To Alaska for Gold is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FATE OF A STOWAWAY. "My gracious! We're going to the bottom sure!" It was Randy who made the observation. The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
Chapter 10 of To Alaska for Gold is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “"My gracious!”
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading “It was Randy who made the observation.”
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading “The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “It was Randy who made the observation.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.”
a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
From this reading “THE FATE OF A STOWAWAY.”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.”
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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 THE FATE OF A STOWAWAY.
(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 The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
the lower side of anything
From this reading We're going to the bottom sure!"
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading THE FATE OF A STOWAWAY.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
the act of departing
From this reading We're going to the bottom sure!"
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading "My gracious!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Randy who made the observation.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was Randy who made the observation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My gracious!
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading It was Randy who made the observation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FATE OF A STOWAWAY.
a human being
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading It was Randy who made the observation.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
From this reading THE FATE OF A STOWAWAY.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading We're going to the bottom sure!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATE OF A STOWAWAY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We're going to the bottom sure!"
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The storm had struck the steamer in all its fury, and the pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible for a person to keep his feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Randy who made the observation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're going to the bottom sure!"
which person or people
From this reading It was Randy who made the observation.
Chapter 10 of To Alaska for Gold by Edward Stratemeyer holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 10 holds 102 sentences of To Alaska for Gold, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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