Chapter 7 of The Girl Crusoes: A Story of the South Seas is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Girl Crusoes: A Story of the South Seas is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea." "Hurray!" cried Tommy. "What is it, Bess?" "It's just this. We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
Chapter 7 of The Girl Crusoes: A Story of the South Seas is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."”
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading “A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."”
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In this reading “A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."”
In this reading “We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."”
In this reading “A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is it, Bess?"
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hurray!" cried Tommy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
at any time
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
the act of departing
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurray!" cried Tommy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it, Bess?"
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it, Bess?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's just this.
and nothing more
From this reading "It's just this.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LOCAL HABITATION "Now, my dears," said Elizabeth as they sat at breakfast next morning, "I've got an idea."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's just this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurray!" cried Tommy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We must act as if we were going to stay on this island for ever."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it, Bess?"
Chapter 7 of The Girl Crusoes: A Story of the South Seas by Herbert Strang holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 7 holds 153 sentences of The Girl Crusoes: A Story of the South Seas, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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