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Robinson Crusoe

Chapter VII · Chapter 07

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CHAPTER VIII.

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CHAPTER VIII.
SURVEYS HIS POSITION
I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and
that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,
and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Robinson Crusoe

Chapter VII · Chapter 07

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Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER VIII.
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SURVEYS HIS POSITION
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I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and
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that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,
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and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and”

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a

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

an

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From this reading and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the

and

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

before

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

bower

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From this reading that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,

brook

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From this reading that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,

built

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From this reading that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER VIII.

great

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

had

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

HIS

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From this reading SURVEYS HIS POSITION

I

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

island

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mentioned

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

my

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From this reading that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,

of

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From this reading and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the

on

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From this reading that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,

opening

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From this reading and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the

other

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POSITION

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From this reading SURVEYS HIS POSITION

quite

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From this reading and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the

sea

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From this reading and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the

see

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

side

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From this reading and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the

so

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From this reading that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,

SURVEYS

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From this reading SURVEYS HIS POSITION

that

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

the

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

to

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travelled

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From this reading that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,

up

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From this reading that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower,

VIII

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From this reading CHAPTER VIII.

where

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whole

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From this reading I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and

Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 07?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER VIII....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

Narrator: CHAPTER VIII.
Narrator: From this moment I began to conclude in my mind that it was possible