Chapter VIII of Under the Polar Star, “On the March,” is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII of Under the Polar Star, “On the March,” is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will: “You know this boy?” “Yes, sir.” “Who is he?” “Tom Dalton.
Chapter VIII of Under the Polar Star, “On the March,” is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:”
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:”
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading ““Tom Dalton.”
characterized by expression
From this reading “Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:”
a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
From this reading “Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:”
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In this reading “Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:”
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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 Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
a youthful male person
From this reading “You know this boy?”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading “Tom Dalton.
characterized by expression
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
a man of refinement
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who is he?”
someone who hunts game
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is he?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know this boy?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You know this boy?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
male cat
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
which person or people
From this reading “Who is he?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that gentleman regarded Tom with a critical, amused smile, and then asked Will:
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know this boy?”
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