Chapter 16 of The island is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The island is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DECLARATION. ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl. ‘Not yet, my Victoria! No, not yet! Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
Chapter 16 of The island is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “alteration” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.”
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading “A DECLARATION.”
a young female
From this reading “‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.”
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 “‘Not yet, my Victoria!”
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 “Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.”
In this reading “Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A DECLARATION.
(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 Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
plural of “alteration” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading A DECLARATION.
a young female
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Not yet, my Victoria!
not any; not one
From this reading No, not yet!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Not yet, my Victoria!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
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 ‘Not yet, my Victoria!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
at the time that
From this reading ‘When are we to begin the alterations?’ said the girl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
but in spite of that
From this reading ‘Not yet, my Victoria!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let all things stay as they are, and let me stay with them, here by your side.
Chapter 16 of The island by Richard Whiteing holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 16 holds 79 sentences of The island, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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