Chapter 5 of Pearl of Pearl Island is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Pearl of Pearl Island is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh!" "'We shall be glad if you will join us.' If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is. And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here." "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
Chapter 5 of Pearl of Pearl Island is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"'We shall be glad if you will join us.'”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “"'We shall be glad if you will join us.'”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.”
by chance
From this reading “"You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
any thing at all
From this reading "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
by chance
From this reading "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
express in words
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
(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 "You know perfectly well that I could not possibly do anything else, Hennie.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If that isn't an invitation I'd like to know what it is.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I heard you say it with my own two ears,--moi qui vous parle, as we say here."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'We shall be glad if you will join us.'
Chapter 5 of Pearl of Pearl Island by John Oxenham holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Pearl of Pearl Island, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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