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The haunted island

Chapter XXI

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THE MANUSCRIPTS.
I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.
The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.
Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:
“I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The haunted island

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The haunted island is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MANUSCRIPTS.
/ðə ˈmænjəskrɪpts/
Line 2
I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.
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The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.
/ðə ˈsekrəteri wɑːz ˈveri ˈɡluːmi ənd ˈbruːdɪd ɪn hɪz maɪnd/
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Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:
/ˈnʌθɪŋ wɜːrθ rɪˈmɑːrk fel aʊt ɑːn ðə weɪ ənˈtɪl wiː keɪm tuː ðə ˈsekənd wʊd wen ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tuː ðə raɪt ˈæmbroʊz sed/
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“I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?
/aɪ ɔːt tuː hæv toʊld juː juː siː ðæt ˈriːdʒən ʌv ðə wʊd/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Ambrose noun US /ˈæmbroʊz/

(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan

From this reading “I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.”

awakened adjective US /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading “I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.”

brooded verb US /ˈbruːdɪd/

past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading “The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.”

Cloisters noun US /ˈklɔɪstərz/

plural of “cloister” — residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

From this reading “I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.”

manuscripts noun US /ˈmænjəskrɪpts/

plural of “manuscript” — the form of a literary work submitted for publication

From this reading “THE MANUSCRIPTS.”

morrow noun US /ˈmɑːroʊ/

the next day

From this reading “I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.”

region noun US /ˈriːdʒən/

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading ““I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?”

Secretary noun US /ˈsekrəteri/

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading “The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

on the morrow preposition + article + noun counted as “on … morrow”

In this reading “I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.”

set out verb + adjective

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

In this reading “I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.”

got up verb + adjective counted as “get up”

rise to one's feet

In this reading “I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.”

fell out verb + adjective

In this reading “Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

AmbrosenounUS /ˈæmbroʊz/

(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

betimesadverb

in good time

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/

past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

CloistersnounUS /ˈklɔɪstərz/

plural of “cloister” — residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/

depressingly dark

From this reading The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.

MANUSCRIPTSnounUS /ˈmænjəskrɪpts/

plural of “manuscript” — the form of a literary work submitted for publication

From this reading THE MANUSCRIPTS.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.

morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/

the next day

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

pointingverbUS /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading “I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?

remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

SecretarynounUS /ˈsekrəteri/

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MANUSCRIPTS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading “I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Secretary was very gloomy, and brooded in his mind.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I got up betimes on the morrow, being awakened by Ambrose; and, after breakfast, set out with him for the Cloisters.

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Nothing worth remark fell out on the way, until we came to the second wood, when, pointing to the right, Ambrose said:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I ought to have told you: you see that region of the wood?

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