Chapter 2 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Exploration of the island: Third day. Stalking goats. Mirror lake and river and bay. Sad moonlight thoughts. 105 Exploration of the island: Fourth day. Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113
Chapter 2 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113”
to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading “Exploration of the island: Third day.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113”
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading “Stalking goats.”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “Mirror lake and river and bay.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “Sad moonlight thoughts.”
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading “Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113”
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading “Stalking goats.”
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In this reading “105 Exploration of the island: Fourth day.”
In this reading “Exploration of the island: Third day.”
In this reading “Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113”
In this reading “Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113”
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From this reading 105 Exploration of the island: Fourth day.
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From this reading Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mirror lake and river and bay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Mirror lake and river and bay.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Exploration of the island: Third day.
to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading Exploration of the island: Third day.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading 105 Exploration of the island: Fourth day.
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Stalking goats.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Exploration of the island: Third day.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Mirror lake and river and bay.
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Mirror lake and river and bay.
the light of the Moon
From this reading Sad moonlight thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Exploration of the island: Third day.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Mirror lake and river and bay.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Sad moonlight thoughts.
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading Stalking goats.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Finish the exploration of the island, and build stone house at Rapid River. 113
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Exploration of the island: Third day.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Exploration of the island: Third day.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Sad moonlight thoughts.
Chapter 2 of Perseverance Island by Douglas Frazar holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 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 2 holds 6 sentences of Perseverance Island, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Perseverance Island by Douglas Frazar exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 6 sentences, grouped into 2 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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