Chapter 16 of Lost Island is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Lost Island is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave. “And all mighty glad to see you.” “What is it? A picnic party? Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
Chapter 16 of Lost Island is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.”
at or in the front
From this reading “ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ““And all mighty glad to see you.””
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.”
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “A picnic party?”
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 “A picnic party?”
be highly noticeable
In this reading “Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.”
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 A picnic party?
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.
at or in the front
From this reading ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.
(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 “And all mighty glad to see you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And all mighty glad to see you.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “And all mighty glad to see you.”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “And all mighty glad to see you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A picnic party?
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading A picnic party?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And all mighty glad to see you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And all mighty glad to see you.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ADVENTURES AHEAD “Three of us,” replied Dave.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Well, I’m hanged!” said the voice, the owner of which jumped out of the boat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And all mighty glad to see you.”
Chapter 16 of Lost Island by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 16 holds 129 sentences of Lost Island, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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