Chapter 6 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Finding of the sunken wreck. The submarine explosion of the hull. Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver. 295 Chess and backgammon playing. Fortification of the island. Team of white swans. Goats as servants, and opponents in backgammon playing. 310
Chapter 6 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
From this reading “295 Chess and backgammon playing.”
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading “295 Chess and backgammon playing.”
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
From this reading “Fortification of the island.”
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading “Goats as servants, and opponents in backgammon playing. 310”
plural of “opponent” — a contestant that you are matched against
From this reading “Goats as servants, and opponents in backgammon playing. 310”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “The submarine explosion of the hull.”
having a sunken area
From this reading “Finding of the sunken wreck.”
plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
From this reading “Team of white swans.”
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In this reading “Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.”
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From this reading 295 Chess and backgammon playing.
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From this reading Goats as servants, and opponents in backgammon playing. 310
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Goats as servants, and opponents in backgammon playing. 310
a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
From this reading 295 Chess and backgammon playing.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading 295 Chess and backgammon playing.
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading The submarine explosion of the hull.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Finding of the sunken wreck.
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
From this reading Fortification of the island.
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Goats as servants, and opponents in backgammon playing. 310
coins made of gold
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading The submarine explosion of the hull.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Fortification of the island.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Finding of the sunken wreck.
plural of “opponent” — a contestant that you are matched against
From this reading Goats as servants, and opponents in backgammon playing. 310
above and across; more than
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading 295 Chess and backgammon playing.
return to an original state
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Goats as servants, and opponents in backgammon playing. 310
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading The submarine explosion of the hull.
having a sunken area
From this reading Finding of the sunken wreck.
plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
From this reading Team of white swans.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Team of white swans.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Recovery of over ten millions in bars of gold and silver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finding of the sunken wreck.
a Caucasian
From this reading Team of white swans.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Finding of the sunken wreck.
Chapter 6 of Perseverance Island by Douglas Frazar holds 7 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 6 holds 7 sentences of Perseverance Island, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Perseverance Island by Douglas Frazar exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 7 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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