Chapter 8 of Swamp Island is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Swamp Island is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm sure of it!" The widow sighed. "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met. Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat. I'll be ready to shove off."
Chapter 8 of Swamp Island is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “I'll be ready to shove off."”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.”
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “I'll be ready to shove off."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “The widow sighed.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “The widow sighed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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leave; informal or rude
In this reading “I'll be ready to shove off."”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.”
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From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
any person at all
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll be ready to shove off."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
at any time
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be ready to shove off."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure of it!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm sure of it!"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm sure of it!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I'll be ready to shove off."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I'll be ready to shove off."
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading I'll be ready to shove off."
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The widow sighed.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'm sure of it!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The widow sighed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll be ready to shove off."
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The widow sighed.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go on if ye'r a-goin', and if anyone sees ye, light out fer the boat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hain't sure of it, but you got more gumpshun than any other young'un I ever met.
Chapter 8 of Swamp Island by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 8 holds 432 sentences of Swamp Island, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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