Chapter 3 of Under Arctic Ice is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Under Arctic Ice is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness. Liquid! Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents. The amphibian had hit water. Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
Chapter 3 of Under Arctic Ice is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
From this reading “The amphibian had hit water.”
plural of “current” — a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.”
-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading “Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.”
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading “_The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.”
United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading “Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.”
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading “Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.”
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 Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
From this reading The amphibian had hit water.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
make calm or still
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
plural of “current” — a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The amphibian had hit water.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
cause to move by striking
From this reading The amphibian had hit water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading _The Fate of the Peary_ Quiet, and utter, liquid darkness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gone in an instant was the shriek and fury of the storm and in its place the calm, slow-heaving silence of underwater.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The amphibian had hit water.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading Around him, Ken heard a gurgling, at first loud and close, then subsiding to a low whispering of currents.
Chapter 3 of Under Arctic Ice by Harry Bates holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 3 holds 143 sentences of Under Arctic Ice, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Under Arctic Ice by Harry Bates exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 29 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Under Arctic Ice by Harry Bates on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1111 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29475 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #29475, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 92 minutes of reading across 223 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Under Arctic Ice section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 8 chapters of Under Arctic Ice to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Under Arctic Ice, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
