Chapter 3 of Lost Island is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Lost Island is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF TO SEA “Gone! Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance. “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied. Suddenly the captain’s face wore a smile. The situation appeared to amuse him.
Chapter 3 of Lost Island is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “The situation appeared to amuse him.”
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading “Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.”
transport commercially
From this reading ““I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “The situation appeared to amuse him.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading ““I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “Suddenly the captain’s face wore a smile.”
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 ““I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading The situation appeared to amuse him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The situation appeared to amuse him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Suddenly the captain’s face wore a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Suddenly the captain’s face wore a smile.
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
destroyed or killed
From this reading OFF TO SEA “Gone!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF TO SEA “Gone!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading OFF TO SEA “Gone!
transport commercially
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
term of address for a man
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The situation appeared to amuse him.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Suddenly the captain’s face wore a smile.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the captain’s face wore a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF TO SEA “Gone!
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “I met him on the wharf and he said he’d left the ship, sir,” Dave replied.
in or at the place that
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gone where?” asked the captain, with a frown of annoyance.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Suddenly the captain’s face wore a smile.
Chapter 3 of Lost Island by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 3 holds 214 sentences of Lost Island, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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