Chapter XXVI
“A BOAT! A BOAT!” The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes. Their first thought was of food. To Tillie, Goose Island was no unknown land.
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Chapter XXVI
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“A
BOAT!
A
BOAT!”
The
sun
was
high
when
Florence
and
Tillie
woke
on
the
island
where
for
a
time
they
were
Crusoes.
Their
first
thought
was
of
food.
To
Tillie,
Goose
Island
was
no
unknown
land.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“A
BOAT!
Line 2
A
BOAT!”
Line 3
The
sun
was
high
when
Florence
and
Tillie
woke
on
the
island
where
for
a
time
they
were
Crusoes.
Line 4
Their
first
thought
was
of
food.
Line 5
To
Tillie,
Goose
Island
was
no
unknown
land.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their first thought was of food.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their first thought was of food.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A BOAT!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
BOAT
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From this reading “A BOAT!
Crusoes
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From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their first thought was of food.
Florence
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From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
food
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From this reading Their first thought was of food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
Goose
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From this reading To Tillie, Goose Island was no unknown land.
high
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From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
island
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From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
land
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From this reading To Tillie, Goose Island was no unknown land.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To Tillie, Goose Island was no unknown land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their first thought was of food.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
sun
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From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their first thought was of food.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their first thought was of food.
Tillie
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From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Tillie, Goose Island was no unknown land.
unknown
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From this reading To Tillie, Goose Island was no unknown land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.
woke
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From this reading The sun was high when Florence and Tillie woke on the island where for a time they were Crusoes.