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The queen of the isle

Chapter XXXII

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ANOTHER STORM WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
--"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.
The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.
Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.
Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The queen of the isle

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The queen of the isle is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ANOTHER STORM WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
/əˈnʌðər stɔːrm wɪˈðɪn ənd wɪˈθaʊt/
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--"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.
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The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.
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Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.
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Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.
/ˈwɪðər hiː went wʌt bɪˈkeɪm ʌv hɪm hiː kerd nɑːt nuː nɑːt/

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courthouse noun US /ˈkɔːrthaʊs/

a government building that houses the offices of a county government

From this reading “Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.”

hating verb US /ˈheɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “hate” — dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

From this reading “Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.”

rave verb US /reɪv/

participate in an all-night techno dance party

From this reading “--"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.”

scathing adjective US /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/

marked by harshly abusive criticism

From this reading “Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.”

searing adjective US /ˈsɪrɪŋ/

severely critical

From this reading “Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.”

stings noun US /stɪŋz/

plural of “sting” — a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

From this reading “The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.”

trump verb US /trʌmp/

produce a sound as if from a trumpet

From this reading “Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.”

Willard noun US /ˈwɪlərd/

United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)

From this reading “Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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ten thousand noun + noun

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand

In this reading “--"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.”

fled from verb + particle counted as “flee from”

In this reading “Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.”

stings of verb + particle counted as “sting of”

In this reading “The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.”

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ANOTHER STORM WITHIN AND WITHOUT.

ANOTHERdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading ANOTHER STORM WITHIN AND WITHOUT.

arch-angel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

bidverbUS /bɪd/

propose a payment

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

brainnounUS /breɪn/

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of burning something

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

caredverbUS /kerd/

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

courthousenounUS /ˈkɔːrthaʊs/

a government building that houses the offices of a county government

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

Drummond

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

fitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

fledverbUS /fled/

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

furynounUS /ˈfjʊri/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

hatingverbUS /ˈheɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “hate” — dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/

plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

knewverbUS /nuː/

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 Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

LoathingnounUS /ˈloʊθɪŋ/

hate coupled with disgust

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

maddenedadjective

marked by extreme anger

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

prophesyverb

predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

raveverbUS /reɪv/

participate in an all-night techno dance party

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

the sound of a bell ringing

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

ROWE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

scathingadjectiveUS /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/

marked by harshly abusive criticism

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

searingadjectiveUS /ˈsɪrɪŋ/

severely critical

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

stingsnounUS /stɪŋz/

plural of “sting” — a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

STORMverbUS /stɔːrm/

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading ANOTHER STORM WITHIN AND WITHOUT.

sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/

the rays of the sun

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

terrificadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/

very great or intense

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The stings of love and rage are fixed within, And drive me on to madness."--ROWE.

trumpverbUS /trʌmp/

produce a sound as if from a trumpet

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading Whither he went, what became of him, he cared not, knew not.

WillardnounUS /ˈwɪlərd/

United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading --"Let her rave, And prophesy ten thousand, thousand horrors I could join with her now, and bid them come; They fit the present fury of my soul.

WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading ANOTHER STORM WITHIN AND WITHOUT.

WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading ANOTHER STORM WITHIN AND WITHOUT.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Loathing the sunlight, hating himself, frantic, maddened, Willard Drummond fled from the courthouse, with the terrific words of the judge searing his heart, burning his brain, scathing his memory, ringing in his ears, like the last awful trump of the mighty arch-angel.

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How to work through The queen of the isle section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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    Choose one of the 0 chapters of The queen of the isle to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The queen of the isle

Words and structures a reader meets early in The queen of the isle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chapter 1
One of the 0 chapters of The queen of the isle, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 2
One of the 0 chapters of The queen of the isle, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 3
One of the 0 chapters of The queen of the isle, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.