Chapter 3 of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YOUNG NAVIGATOR. "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy. "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy." "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly. Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
Chapter 3 of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.”
the ship's officer in charge of navigation
From this reading “THE YOUNG NAVIGATOR.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “"I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.”
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “"I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."”
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 shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."”
In this reading “"The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.”
In this reading “"I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “"The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.”
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later than; following
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
(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 "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
the ship's officer in charge of navigation
From this reading THE YOUNG NAVIGATOR.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I couldn't permit it, Master Alfy, indeed I couldn't!" replied his nurse decidedly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG NAVIGATOR.
a special situation
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The first thing is to get up to the house," said Alfy.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
precisely as stated
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "I shall have to jump into the water and wade, after all, Mansy."
at the time that
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Alfy knew that when Mansy used that word "permit," her mind was very much made up indeed.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE YOUNG NAVIGATOR.
Chapter 3 of The Island House: A Tale for the Young Folks by F. M. (Frederic Morell) Holmes holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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