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Wild Adventures Round the Pole
Wild Adventures Round the Pole

Chapter I

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Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
This edition dated 1883.
Wild Adventures round the Pole, by Gordon Stables.
________________________________________________________________________ WILD ADVENTURES ROUND THE POLE, BY GORDON STABLES.
CHAPTER ONE.
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Wild Adventures Round the Pole

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Wild Adventures Round the Pole is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.
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This edition dated 1883.
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Wild Adventures round the Pole, by Gordon Stables.
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________________________________________________________________________ WILD ADVENTURES ROUND THE POLE, BY GORDON STABLES.
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CHAPTER ONE.
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Learner Dictionary

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Adventures noun US /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading “Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”

Cruise verb US /kruːz/

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading “Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”

dated adjective US /ˈdeɪtɪd/

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading “This edition dated 1883.”

edition noun US /əˈdɪʃən/

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading “This edition dated 1883.”

Pole noun US /poʊl/

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading “Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”

Published adjective US /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading “Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”

Snowbird noun US /ˈsnoʊbɜːrd/

medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

From this reading “Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”

Stables noun US /ˈsteɪbəlz/

plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

From this reading “Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.”

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1883

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From this reading This edition dated 1883.

27

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From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

AdventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

Arrandoon

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From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

CHAPTERnounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

CrewnounUS /kruː/

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

CruiseverbUS /kruːz/

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading This edition dated 1883.

editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading This edition dated 1883.

Gordon

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From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

Hodder

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From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

Paternosternoun

(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

PolenounUS /poʊl/

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

PublishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

RownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

SnowbirdnounUS /ˈsnoʊbɜːrd/

medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

StablesnounUS /ˈsteɪbəlz/

plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

Stoughton

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From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This edition dated 1883.

WildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" By Gordon Stables Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London.

Chapter 1 of Wild Adventures Round the Pole by Gordon Stables holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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.

What does chapter 1 of Wild Adventures Round the Pole contain?

Chapter 1 holds 457 sentences of Wild Adventures Round the Pole, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Wild Adventures Round the Pole by Gordon Stables exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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.

How do I study chapter 1 of Wild Adventures Round the Pole?

Work through the 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 92 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.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 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.

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Is this the complete text of Wild Adventures Round the Pole?

Yes. All 5142 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38296 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #38296, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 428 minutes of reading across 1029 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Wild Adventures Round the Pole

Words and structures a reader meets early in Wild Adventures Round the Pole, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Adventures
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Adventures Round the Pole; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Round
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Adventures Round the Pole; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cruise
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Adventures Round the Pole; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Snowbird
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Adventures Round the Pole; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.