Chapter 1 of A Boy Crusoe is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Boy Crusoe is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter. I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II. Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III. A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV. Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
Chapter 1 of A Boy Crusoe is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.”
brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
From this reading “Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.”
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading “Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.”
a person who has never had sex
From this reading “The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.”
In this reading “Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.”
In this reading “I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
put or send forth
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
the act of departing
From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
transport commercially
From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
the environmental condition
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
a person who has never had sex
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
Chapter 1 of A Boy Crusoe by Allan Eric holds 520 sentences, grouped into 104 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 1 holds 520 sentences of A Boy Crusoe, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
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