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Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the "Janet Nichol" Among the South Sea Islands is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_19th._--Quiros (the Jennings) in the morning. After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous. We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish. Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women. After drinking many cocoanuts we returned to the ship.
Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the "Janet Nichol" Among the South Sea Islands is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
From this reading “We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.”
plural of “cocoanut” — large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading “After drinking many cocoanuts we returned to the ship.”
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading “After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.”
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading “We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.”
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading “After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.”
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading “After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.”
travel through water
From this reading “Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.”
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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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.”
In this reading “After drinking many cocoanuts we returned to the ship.”
In this reading “_19th._--Quiros (the Jennings) in the morning.”
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From this reading _19th._--Quiros (the Jennings) in the morning.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
later than; following
From this reading After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
plural of “cocoanut” — large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading After drinking many cocoanuts we returned to the ship.
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading After drinking many cocoanuts we returned to the ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _19th._--Quiros (the Jennings) in the morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _19th._--Quiros (the Jennings) in the morning.
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading After drinking many cocoanuts we returned to the ship.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _19th._--Quiros (the Jennings) in the morning.
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.
and nothing more
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _19th._--Quiros (the Jennings) in the morning.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After drinking many cocoanuts we returned to the ship.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.
transport commercially
From this reading After drinking many cocoanuts we returned to the ship.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
travel through water
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
in a tame manner
From this reading After Nassau it seems commonplace and tamely prosperous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _19th._--Quiros (the Jennings) in the morning.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
precisely as stated
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We walked across to the lagoon which is very large and only slightly brackish.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Lloyd and Tin Jack took a swim, and I went back to the women.
Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the "Janet Nichol" Among the South Sea Islands by Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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