Chapter 18 of The island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADRIFT. My unconsciousness resembled sleep. It was not that, but syncope. I had fainted through exhaustion. Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
Chapter 18 of The island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “ADRIFT.”
extreme fatigue
From this reading “I had fainted through exhaustion.”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “I had fainted through exhaustion.”
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading “Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.”
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading “My unconsciousness resembled sleep.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.”
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
From this reading “It was not that, but syncope.”
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading “My unconsciousness resembled sleep.”
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 “Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.”
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not that, but syncope.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
extreme fatigue
From this reading I had fainted through exhaustion.
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading I had fainted through exhaustion.
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had fainted through exhaustion.
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had fainted through exhaustion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that, but syncope.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My unconsciousness resembled sleep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that, but syncope.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading My unconsciousness resembled sleep.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading My unconsciousness resembled sleep.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
not in physical motion
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
From this reading It was not that, but syncope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not that, but syncope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I had fainted through exhaustion.
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From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading My unconsciousness resembled sleep.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fortunately the cloak, still upon my shoulders, clung around the tree-trunk, and hindered me from slipping off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not that, but syncope.
Chapter 18 of The island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi by Mayne Reid holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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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