Chapter 28 of Poison Island is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Poison Island is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOAT ON THE BEACH. As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again. "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence. The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before. Eh, Harry Brooks?
Chapter 28 of Poison Island is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “A BOAT ON THE BEACH.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “Eh, Harry Brooks?”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “"Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Eh, Harry Brooks?”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.”
accept gladly
From this reading “"Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.”
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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 A BOAT ON THE BEACH.
anew
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading A BOAT ON THE BEACH.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
give a benediction to
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A BOAT ON THE BEACH.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Eh, Harry Brooks?
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eh, Harry Brooks?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Eh, Harry Brooks?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
held up in the air
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A BOAT ON THE BEACH.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BOAT ON THE BEACH.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The boy here--bless my soul, how he has grown in these few months!--the boy and I have had the pleasure of meeting before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we drew to shore the stranger stepped down the beach and lifted his hat again.
accept gladly
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Welcome, ladies; and let me thank you and all your party for this confidence.
Chapter 28 of Poison Island by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
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