Chapter 25 of The island is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The island is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER PARTING. I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn. What my thoughts were, need not be told. They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse. Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
Chapter 25 of The island is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading “I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.”
plural of “eyeball” — the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
From this reading “I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.”
having or covered with leaves
From this reading “Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.”
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading “Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.”
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “ANOTHER PARTING.”
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading “They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse.”
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 “I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.”
In this reading “I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.”
In this reading “Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.”
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.
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
(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 Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER PARTING.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What my thoughts were, need not be told.
the first light of day
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
plural of “eyeball” — the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
a young female
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
only a very short time before
From this reading They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
having or covered with leaves
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What my thoughts were, need not be told.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading What my thoughts were, need not be told.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What my thoughts were, need not be told.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse.
and nothing more
From this reading They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
the act of departing politely
From this reading ANOTHER PARTING.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were hardly thoughts; they were only pangs of remorse.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What my thoughts were, need not be told.
up to a particular time
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading What my thoughts were, need not be told.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then, suddenly, I rose, dressed in all haste, saved my paper from the leafy litter of the night, and went out to find the girl.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What my thoughts were, need not be told.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What my thoughts were, need not be told.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I dropped the paper, and lay staring at the wall, with aching eyeballs, till long past dawn.
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