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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance
The Blue Lagoon: A Romance

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.
You must collect and cook your own food.
Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.
You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.
You will recognise the part sleep plays in Nature.
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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.
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You must collect and cook your own food.
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Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.
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You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.
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You will recognise the part sleep plays in Nature.

Learner Dictionary

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Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.”

All words in this reading · 63

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a

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

after

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

air

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

and

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From this reading You must collect and cook your own food.

as

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

be

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

begin

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

bills

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

bind

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

civilisation

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

climate

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

clothes

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

collect

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From this reading You must collect and cook your own food.

cook

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From this reading You must collect and cook your own food.

do

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

does

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

few

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

food

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From this reading You must collect and cook your own food.

for

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

forget

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

happy

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

have

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

if

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

in

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

is

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

it

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

LEARNING

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

letters

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

live

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

must

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

Nature

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

newspapers

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

no

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

OF

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

or

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

own

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From this reading You must collect and cook your own food.

part

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From this reading You will recognise the part sleep plays in Nature.

passage

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

plays

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From this reading You will recognise the part sleep plays in Nature.

POETRY

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

possible

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

recognise

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

savage

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

she

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

sleep

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From this reading You will recognise the part sleep plays in Nature.

special

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

that

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

THE

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

Then

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

ties

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

time

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

To

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

upon

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

warm

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

what

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

while

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

will

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From this reading Then, after a while, if you have no special ties to bind you to civilisation, Nature will begin to do for you what she does for the savage.

with

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

without

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From this reading You will recognise that it is possible to be happy without books or newspapers, letters or bills.

you

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From this reading THE POETRY OF LEARNING To forget the passage of time you must live in the open air, in a warm climate, with as few clothes as possible upon you.

your

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From this reading You must collect and cook your own food.

Chapter 12 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Chapter 12 holds 169 sentences of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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