Chapter 9 of The island is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The island is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NURSE. Victoria is my nurse. There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge. She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks. For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.
Chapter 9 of The island is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.”
plural of “coming” — the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.”
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.”
plural of “going” — the act of departing
From this reading “She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.”
third-person singular of “govern” — bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading “She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “NURSE.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “Victoria is my nurse.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.”
come off
In this reading “She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
plural of “coming” — the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.
plural of “going” — the act of departing
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
third-person singular of “govern” — bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Victoria is my nurse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Victoria is my nurse.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading NURSE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a few days I see next to nothing of the others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no doubt of it: I am in her charge.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She governs all my goings out, and my comings in, and is told off, I think, to see that I do not drown myself, or fall off the rocks.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Victoria is my nurse.
Chapter 9 of The island by Richard Whiteing holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 9 holds 134 sentences of The island, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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