Chapter 5 of The isle of dead ships is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The isle of dead ships is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea. Is this Guantanamo?” Sharply the answer came: “Yes. What did you say? Survivors of the Queen?
Chapter 5 of The isle of dead ships is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base
From this reading “Is this Guantanamo?””
brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
From this reading ““Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Sharply the answer came: “Yes.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading ““Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.”
one who lives through affliction
From this reading ““Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.”
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading “Survivors of the Queen?”
not known
From this reading ““Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.”
destroyed in an accident
From this reading ““Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.”
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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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading ““Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.”
In this reading ““Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
react verbally
From this reading Sharply the answer came: “Yes.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sharply the answer came: “Yes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did you say?
a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base
From this reading Is this Guantanamo?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this Guantanamo?”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
express in words
From this reading What did you say?
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Sharply the answer came: “Yes.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
one who lives through affliction
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading Survivors of the Queen?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this Guantanamo?”
not known
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did you say?
destroyed in an accident
From this reading “Survivor of the wrecked steamer Queen, now on board an unknown steamer in the middle of the Sargasso Sea.
an affirmative
From this reading Sharply the answer came: “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What did you say?
Chapter 5 of The isle of dead ships by Crittenden Marriott holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 5 holds 413 sentences of The isle of dead ships, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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