Chapter 32 of The haunted island is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of The haunted island is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELL SHORE. But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black. I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer. Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me. It was a man; it was Thalass.
Chapter 32 of The haunted island is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading “I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.”
to overflow like a geyser
From this reading “But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “HELL SHORE.”
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.”
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading “Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.”
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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hold firmly
In this reading “Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.”
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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 It was a man; it was Thalass.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
react verbally
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
to overflow like a geyser
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading HELL SHORE.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a man; it was Thalass.
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was a man; it was Thalass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
not any; not one
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading HELL SHORE.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
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From this reading It was a man; it was Thalass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Suddenly something leapt forth from the thicket and seized hold on me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the dread geyser gave no light, and the darkness about me was black.
at the time that
From this reading I could see neither the Doctor nor Ambrose; and, when I called to them, there came no answer.
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