Chapter 31 of Adrift in the Wilds is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Adrift in the Wilds is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SEARCH. All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation. Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of. Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak. How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
Chapter 31 of Adrift in the Wilds is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equally
From this reading “Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.”
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!”
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equally
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE SEARCH.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
express in speech
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
so unexpected as to have not been imagined
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
Chapter 31 of Adrift in the Wilds by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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