Chapter 6 of Pocket Island is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Pocket Island is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SERIOUS THOUGHTS. When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him. For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant. He had longed to be a man. He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
Chapter 6 of Pocket Island is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.”
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading “He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “He had longed to be a man.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.”
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading “He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “SERIOUS THOUGHTS.”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had longed to be a man.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
a youthful male person
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading He had longed to be a man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had longed to be a man.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading SERIOUS THOUGHTS.
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He began to feel that he was almost one, and a poorly clad and ignorant one at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading SERIOUS THOUGHTS.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For the first time in his life he began to think--and what was more to the point, to faintly see himself as he was, and the picture was not pleasant.
at the time that
From this reading When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him.
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