Chapter 2 of Fire Island is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Fire Island is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why not?" cried Oliver. "It's grand. Look at the work cut out for us. We want all the British Museum staff to help." "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
Chapter 2 of Fire Island is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading “We want all the British Museum staff to help."”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “"Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Look at the work cut out for us.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “"It's grand.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “We want all the British Museum staff to help."”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “We want all the British Museum staff to help."”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “"Why not?" cried Oliver.”
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading “We want all the British Museum staff to help."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 We want all the British Museum staff to help."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the work cut out for us.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading We want all the British Museum staff to help."
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why not?" cried Oliver.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Look at the work cut out for us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look at the work cut out for us.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "It's grand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading We want all the British Museum staff to help."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's grand.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at the work cut out for us.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading We want all the British Museum staff to help."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?" cried Oliver.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading "Why not?" cried Oliver.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Look at the work cut out for us.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading We want all the British Museum staff to help."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look at the work cut out for us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Better have my crew, then, for there's nothing for us to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We want all the British Museum staff to help."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at the work cut out for us.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We want all the British Museum staff to help."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We want all the British Museum staff to help."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?" cried Oliver.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Look at the work cut out for us.
Chapter 2 of Fire Island by George Manville Fenn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 415 sentences of Fire Island, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Fire Island by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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