Chapter 3 of The Island Home is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Island Home is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can't you get into the boat!" I asked. "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted. "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold." At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
Chapter 3 of The Island Home is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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from appearances alone
From this reading “At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Can't you get into the boat!"”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “"Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “"I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “"I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “"Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.”
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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 "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
from appearances alone
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Can't you get into the boat!"
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you get into the boat!"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Can't you get into the boat!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Can't you get into the boat!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
a human being
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can't you get into the boat!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Really, I don't think I can," said he, speaking like a person exhausted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can't," added Max, faintly, "it is as much as I can do to maintain my hold."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
in or at the place that
From this reading At this moment a voice was heard, calling out apparently from a distance, "Hilloa! where are you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you get into the boat!"
Chapter 3 of The Island Home by Richard, -1883 Archer holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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