Chapter 12 of The island is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The island is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE DAYS. Business over, our pleasures begin. They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy. We visit the ship. She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
Chapter 12 of The island is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
From this reading “She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.”
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.”
plural of “invite” — a colloquial expression for invitation
From this reading “She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.”
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Business over, our pleasures begin.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.”
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.
In this reading “THREE DAYS.”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.”
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 She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
(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 They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Business over, our pleasures begin.
a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Business over, our pleasures begin.
rid of obstructions
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THREE DAYS.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
plural of “invite” — a colloquial expression for invitation
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
immediately past
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
engage in
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
used to form the superlative
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
and nothing more
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Business over, our pleasures begin.
above and across; more than
From this reading Business over, our pleasures begin.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Business over, our pleasures begin.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
transport commercially
From this reading We visit the ship.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE DAYS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She invites us to a party, puts on a little bunting for the occasion, and fires a gun.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We visit the ship.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are to stay only three clear days in all, and we must make the most of them, putting as much into every precious hour as though it were to be our last of joy.
Chapter 12 of The island by Richard Whiteing holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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