Chapter 5 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages. Terry grabbed Prim by the arm. “Let’s get outside,” she said. “There may be some way of escape even yet. Don’t give up!”
Chapter 5 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 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 “The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.”
assume a prim appearance
From this reading “Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.”
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading “The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.”
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lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “Don’t give up!””
In this reading “Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.”
In this reading ““There may be some way of escape even yet.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There may be some way of escape even yet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t give up!”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “There may be some way of escape even yet.
divisible by two
From this reading “There may be some way of escape even yet.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Let’s get outside,” she said.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Don’t give up!”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s get outside,” she said.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “There may be some way of escape even yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Let’s get outside,” she said.
assume a prim appearance
From this reading Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Let’s get outside,” she said.
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let’s get outside,” she said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “There may be some way of escape even yet.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Terry grabbed Prim by the arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There may be some way of escape even yet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Don’t give up!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “There may be some way of escape even yet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The Cave of Wonder The jungle woman stepped back and was talking excitedly with the other savages.
but in spite of that
From this reading “There may be some way of escape even yet.
Chapter 5 of On Adventure Island by Bess Moyer holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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 5 holds 258 sentences of On Adventure Island, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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