Chapter 5 of Isles of the sea is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Isles of the sea is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOARDING THE WRECK. “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance. “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline. “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.” “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
Chapter 5 of Isles of the sea is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading ““There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.”
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “BOARDING THE WRECK.”
-ing form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading ““There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading ““He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading ““He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.”
a wagon maker
From this reading ““There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “BOARDING THE WRECK.”
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In this reading ““He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading ““There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.”
In this reading ““There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.”
In this reading ““And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.”
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
In this reading ““There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading BOARDING THE WRECK.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
-ing form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
a small usually tarred line of 2 strands
From this reading “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “He speaks plain English, at any rate,” continued the captain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOARDING THE WRECK.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
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From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “It seems to me that I have heard that man’s voice before.”
a wagon maker
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
at the time that
From this reading “There seems to be but one man on board the wreck,” said Wainwright, when the Tritonia had passed out of hailing distance.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “And he says there are two women on board,” added Marline.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading BOARDING THE WRECK.
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