Chapter 9 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain Davis's condition. Only five men fit for duty. Terrific storm. The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted. Loss of three more of the crew.
Chapter 9 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “Loss of three more of the crew.”
possessive form of “davis” — English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “Captain Davis's condition.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.”
something that is lost
From this reading “Loss of three more of the crew.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “Terrific storm.”
very great or intense
From this reading “Terrific storm.”
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.
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In this reading “The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.”
In this reading “Only five men fit for duty.”
In this reading “Only five men fit for duty.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Davis's condition.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Captain Davis's condition.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Loss of three more of the crew.
possessive form of “davis” — English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Captain Davis's condition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Only five men fit for duty.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Only five men fit for duty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Only five men fit for duty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only five men fit for duty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
something that is lost
From this reading Loss of three more of the crew.
the force of workers available
From this reading Only five men fit for duty.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Loss of three more of the crew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Loss of three more of the crew.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
and nothing more
From this reading Only five men fit for duty.
a large beer glass
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Terrific storm.
very great or intense
From this reading Terrific storm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Loss of three more of the crew.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The schooner thrown on her beam ends and dismasted.
Chapter 9 of Perseverance Island by Douglas Frazar holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 9 holds 174 sentences of Perseverance Island, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Perseverance Island by Douglas Frazar exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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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