Chapter 5 of Poison Island is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Poison Island is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART. "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably. "I hope I see you well." "Pretty well, thank you, sir," I answered. "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
Chapter 5 of Poison Island is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an affable manner
From this reading “"Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “"And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"”
a visual display of information
From this reading “MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.”
a quick look
From this reading “MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART.”
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading “"And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “"Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Pretty well, thank you, sir," I answered.”
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in an affable manner
From this reading "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Pretty well, thank you, sir," I answered.
fearless and daring
From this reading "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
a visual display of information
From this reading MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.
a quick look
From this reading MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope I see you well."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope I see you well."
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty well, thank you, sir," I answered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good day," said Mr. George Goodfellow, nodding affably.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I hope I see you well."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Pretty well, thank you, sir," I answered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Pretty well, thank you, sir," I answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CHART.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I hope I see you well."
in or at the place that
From this reading "And where might you come from, makin' so bold?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope I see you well."
Chapter 5 of Poison Island by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 5 holds 108 sentences of Poison Island, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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