Chapter 33 of Poison Island is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Poison Island is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOCTOR BEAUREGARD. "Glass? My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead. Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table." I opened my eyes.
Chapter 33 of Poison Island is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “DOCTOR BEAUREGARD.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “"Glass?”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “I opened my eyes.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.”
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading “Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."”
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From this reading DOCTOR BEAUREGARD.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading DOCTOR BEAUREGARD.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
opinion or judgment
From this reading I opened my eyes.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Glass?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I opened my eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.
a woman of refinement
From this reading My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I opened my eyes.
accept an excuse for
From this reading My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.
the quality of being lax and neglectful
From this reading My dear madam, pardon my remissness; he is dead.
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Rosa brought me the news before we sat down to table."
Chapter 33 of Poison Island by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 33 holds 138 sentences of Poison Island, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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