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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Life and Adventure in the South Pacific is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. BY A ROVING PRINTER. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. PREFACE. The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.
Chapter 1 of Life and Adventure in the South Pacific is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.”
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading “The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.”
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “BY A ROVING PRINTER.”
travelling about without any clear destination
From this reading “BY A ROVING PRINTER.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.”
In this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.”
In this reading “The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.”
In this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY A ROVING PRINTER.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY A ROVING PRINTER.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
being one more than seven
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
ten 10s
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
not any; not one
From this reading The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading BY A ROVING PRINTER.
travelling about without any clear destination
From this reading BY A ROVING PRINTER.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The present volume lays no claim to literary merit.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
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