Chapter I
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Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
Peak's Island: A Romance of Buccaneer Days
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Peak's Island: A Romance of Buccaneer Days is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roll
on
thou
deep
and
dark
blue
ocean
roll; .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Peak's Island: A Romance of Buccaneer Days
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Peak's Island: A Romance of Buccaneer Days is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/5 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Roll
on
thou
deep
and
dark
blue
ocean
roll; .
/roʊl ɑːn ðaʊ diːp ənd dɑːrk bluː ˈoʊʃən roʊl/
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Learner Dictionary
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .”
Word partnerships in these lines
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blue ocean
adjective + noun
In this reading “Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .”
All words in this reading · 8
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean roll; .
Chapter 1 of Peak's Island: A Romance of Buccaneer Days by Anna W. Ford Piper holds 28 sentences, grouped into 6 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.
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Vocabulary met early in Peak's Island: A Romance of Buccaneer Days
Words and structures a reader meets early in Peak's Island: A Romance of Buccaneer Days, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ocean
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- Watery
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- Plain
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- Wrecks
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