Chapter 15 of The island is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The island is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REPENTANCE. I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea. She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place. ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue. ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
Chapter 15 of The island is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.”
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading “‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.”
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading “REPENTANCE.”
having a sharp inclination
From this reading “She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.”
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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In this reading “I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.”
In this reading “She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
In this reading “‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
move towards
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
set up or found
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
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From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
a course of conduct
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading REPENTANCE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I found her next morning seated on the Peak, and looking out to sea.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She turned at my approach, as I came up the steep path from the market-place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘That is where the fighting is to begin, then,’ she said, pointing north and north-east into the infinite blue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘We are to go there and look for something to kill--you said so.
Chapter 15 of The island by Richard Whiteing holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 15 holds 124 sentences of The island, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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