Chapter III of The Quest of the Golden Pearl, “The Quest Begins,” is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter III of The Quest of the Golden Pearl, “The Quest Begins,” is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind. Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin. Jack was snoring. Don shook him fiercely by the shoulder. “Wake up!
Chapter III of The Quest of the Golden Pearl, “The Quest Begins,” is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Don shook him fiercely by the shoulder.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “Don shook him fiercely by the shoulder.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.”
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading “Jack was snoring.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Wake up!”
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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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading ““Wake up!”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Don shook him fiercely by the shoulder.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.
the act of discovering something
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don shook him fiercely by the shoulder.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Don shook him fiercely by the shoulder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack was snoring.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Don shook him fiercely by the shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Don shook him fiercely by the shoulder.
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading Jack was snoring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment the discovery paralysed him, body and mind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned and hurried to Jack's cabin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Wake up!
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wake up!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was snoring.
Chapter 3 of The Quest of the Golden Pearl by J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 3 holds 236 sentences of The Quest of the Golden Pearl, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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