Chapter 15 of A Voyage round the World A book for boys is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Voyage round the World A book for boys is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep. Then we looked about us. We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters. The ship was not to be seen. Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.
Chapter 15 of A Voyage round the World A book for boys is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.”
belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
From this reading “Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.”
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading “We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.”
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.”
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then we looked about us.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ship was not to be seen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.
belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then we looked about us.
with relatively high volume
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The ship was not to be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
above and across; more than
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The ship was not to be seen.
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship was not to be seen.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we looked about us.
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then we looked about us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading We had approached close to the island, but darkness was settling down over the face of the waters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Loudly we shouted as the monster lay an inanimate mass on the surface of the deep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Clouds were gathering thickly in the sky.
Chapter 15 of A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 15 holds 406 sentences of A Voyage round the World A book for boys, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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