Chapter 2 of The isle of dead ships is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The isle of dead ships is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall. His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly. When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened. “So you’re alive,” he rumbled, surlily. “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
Chapter 2 of The isle of dead ships is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened.”
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.”
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading “His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.”
past form of “rumble” — make a low noise
From this reading ““So you’re alive,” he rumbled, surlily.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.”
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 ““It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.””
In this reading “His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.”
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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 “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
possessing life
From this reading “So you’re alive,” he rumbled, surlily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
a particular point in time
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
past form of “rumble” — make a low noise
From this reading “So you’re alive,” he rumbled, surlily.
cut with a saw
From this reading When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you’re alive,” he rumbled, surlily.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
having a supporting base
From this reading When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened.
in a churlish manner
From this reading “So you’re alive,” he rumbled, surlily.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “It takes a devil of a lot to kill some people.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
push forcefully
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pat to the moment, Jackson thrust his head out of the doorway of the social hall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
at the time that
From this reading When he saw Howard standing, his expression brightened.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading His dark face was pallid now, and he glared around him wildly.
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From this reading “So you’re alive,” he rumbled, surlily.
Chapter 2 of The isle of dead ships by Crittenden Marriott holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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