Chapter 8 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in. She tried to speak, but words would not come. The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy. “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said. “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
Chapter 8 of On Adventure Island is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.”
occurring by chance
From this reading ““I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading ““He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading ““He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading ““I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.”
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 guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.”
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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 The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy.
brought into existence
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried to speak, but words would not come.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
a boy or man
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
and nothing more
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
occurring by chance
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She tried to speak, but words would not come.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to speak, but words would not come.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy.
express in speech
From this reading She tried to speak, but words would not come.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy.
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to speak, but words would not come.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I guess this fellow was born under a lucky star,” he said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
(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 “He’s pretty well shaken up, but there is nothing serious that we can find.
which person or people
From this reading Jump Terry turned to the doctor who had just come in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The doctor approached with a smile of sympathy.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She tried to speak, but words would not come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She tried to speak, but words would not come.
Chapter 8 of On Adventure Island by Bess Moyer holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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 8 holds 291 sentences of On Adventure Island, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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