Chapter 1 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Made in U. S. A. I. Hazardous Flight II. Pursued by a Flying Foe III. Tropic Storm IV. Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
Chapter 1 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “I. Hazardous Flight II.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “Pursued by a Flying Foe III.”
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “Pursued by a Flying Foe III.”
involving risk or danger
From this reading “I. Hazardous Flight II.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “Pursued by a Flying Foe III.”
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading “Tropic Storm IV.”
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.
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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 Made in U. S. A.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pursued by a Flying Foe III.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading I. Hazardous Flight II.
moving swiftly
From this reading Pursued by a Flying Foe III.
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Pursued by a Flying Foe III.
involving risk or danger
From this reading I. Hazardous Flight II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Hazardous Flight II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. Hazardous Flight II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Pursued by a Flying Foe III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Tropic Storm IV.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
a person who is being chased
From this reading Pursued by a Flying Foe III.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Tropic Storm IV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading Tropic Storm IV.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Island Prisoners V. The Cave of Wonder VI.
Chapter 1 of On Adventure Island by Bess Moyer holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 1 holds 205 sentences of On Adventure Island, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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