Chapter 2 of Return to Pleasure Island is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Return to Pleasure Island is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door. "He took that well, don't you think?" Orville asked. George said, "I suppose so." Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?
Chapter 2 of Return to Pleasure Island is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?”
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 “George said, "I suppose so."”
express a supposition
From this reading “George said, "I suppose so."”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?”
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(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 Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Orville asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
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From this reading "He took that well, don't you think?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?
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 George said, "I suppose so."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He took that well, don't you think?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading George said, "I suppose so."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orville asked.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading George said, "I suppose so."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading George said, "I suppose so."
express a supposition
From this reading George said, "I suppose so."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He took that well, don't you think?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "He took that well, don't you think?"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "He took that well, don't you think?"
(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 "He took that well, don't you think?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Bill went back into the cabin and closed the door.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Orville said, "Is everything working out all right for you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He took that well, don't you think?"
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