Chapter 17 of The island is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of The island is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MEDITATION. So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them. My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life. I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book. It is a course of social economy by a new method.
Chapter 17 of The island is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the job of a professional coach
From this reading “My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.”
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading “It is a course of social economy by a new method.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.”
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading “A MEDITATION.”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “It is a course of social economy by a new method.”
disregarded
From this reading “My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.”
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 “I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book.”
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 “It is a course of social economy by a new method.”
In this reading “So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.”
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 A MEDITATION.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a course of social economy by a new method.
the job of a professional coach
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It is a course of social economy by a new method.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book.
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading It is a course of social economy by a new method.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a course of social economy by a new method.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a course of social economy by a new method.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading A MEDITATION.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading It is a course of social economy by a new method.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
disregarded
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It is a course of social economy by a new method.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
go across or through
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading It is a course of social economy by a new method.
carry out
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My education has been neglected, and I am coaching for a pass in the higher learning of life.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
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 I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading So now, I think, I begin to see why I have been sent here--not to give lessons, but to take them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am reading with Victoria--reading in the deep eyes, without book.
Chapter 17 of The island by Richard Whiteing holds 119 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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