Chapter 13 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Exploration of the island: First day. Fresh water at Rapid River. Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels. Name the island and principal points, etc. I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
Chapter 13 of Perseverance Island is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.”
to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading “Exploration of the island: First day.”
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading “I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.”
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading “Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.”
plural of “mussel” — black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
From this reading “Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.”
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.”
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
From this reading “Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh
In this reading “Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.”
undomesticated goat
In this reading “Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.”
water that is not salty
In this reading “Fresh water at Rapid River.”
In this reading “Fresh water at Rapid River.”
In this reading “Name the island and principal points, etc.”
In this reading “Exploration of the island: First day.”
In this reading “I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Name the island and principal points, etc.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fresh water at Rapid River.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Exploration of the island: First day.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Name the island and principal points, etc.
to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading Exploration of the island: First day.
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Exploration of the island: First day.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Fresh water at Rapid River.
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Exploration of the island: First day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
plural of “mussel” — black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Name the island and principal points, etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Exploration of the island: First day.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Name the island and principal points, etc.
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading Name the island and principal points, etc.
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Fresh water at Rapid River.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Fresh water at Rapid River.
cut with a saw
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Exploration of the island: First day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
precisely as stated
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Fresh water at Rapid River.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Wild goats, quail, tortoise, tobacco, wild ducks, trout, sweet potatoes, mussels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I arose very early in the morning and saw that I was to be favored with a very pleasant day.
Chapter 13 of Perseverance Island by Douglas Frazar holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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 13 holds 96 sentences of Perseverance Island, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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