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

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.
He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.
Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.
The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.
He turned back to the hut for Emmeline.
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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.
Line 2
He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.
Line 3
Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.
Line 4
The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.
Line 5
He turned back to the hut for Emmeline.

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a

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

also

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

and

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

at

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

AWAY

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

back

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From this reading He turned back to the hut for Emmeline.

bananas

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

be

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

began

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

between

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

boat

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

breadfruit

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

breaker

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

breakfast

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

carry

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

collect

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

collected

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

dinghy

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

Emmeline

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From this reading He turned back to the hut for Emmeline.

everything

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

filled

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

float

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

for

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From this reading He turned back to the hut for Emmeline.

found

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

had

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

He

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

her

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

hidden

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

high

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

hut

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From this reading He turned back to the hut for Emmeline.

in

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

it

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

leaves

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

might

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

MOVE

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

now

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

of

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

palmetto

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

placed

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

push

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

remains

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

so

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

some

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

source

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

stay-sail

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

stowed

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

strong

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

that

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

the

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

them

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

Then

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

THEY

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

things

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

to

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From this reading THEY MOVE AWAY He began to collect the things, and carry them to the dinghy.

took

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

turned

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From this reading He turned back to the hut for Emmeline.

two

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

useful

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

was

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

water

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

when

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

which

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

with

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

wood

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From this reading He took the stay-sail and everything that might be useful; and when he had stowed them in the boat, he took the breaker and filled it with water at the water source in the wood; he collected some bananas and breadfruit, and stowed them in the dinghy with the breaker.

would

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From this reading The water was now so high that a strong push would float her.

yesterday's

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From this reading Then he found the remains of yesterday’s breakfast, which he had hidden between two palmetto leaves, and placed it also in the boat.

Chapter 17 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 30 sentences, grouped into 6 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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