Chapter 1 of The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island is here in full — 608 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island is here in full — 608 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The journey into the forest. Restlessness of the yaks. The alarm. Wild animals. George Mayfield and Harry Crandall.
Chapter 1 of The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island is here in full — 608 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The alarm.”
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Wild animals.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “The journey into the forest.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George Mayfield and Harry Crandall.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “George Mayfield and Harry Crandall.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “The journey into the forest.”
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
From this reading “Restlessness of the yaks.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Wild animals.”
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George Mayfield and Harry Crandall.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Wild animals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Mayfield and Harry Crandall.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The journey into the forest.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Mayfield and Harry Crandall.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading George Mayfield and Harry Crandall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The journey into the forest.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The journey into the forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Mayfield and Harry Crandall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Restlessness of the yaks.
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
From this reading Restlessness of the yaks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey into the forest.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Wild animals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Restlessness of the yaks.
Chapter 1 of The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island by Roger T. (Roger Thompson) Finlay holds 608 sentences, grouped into 122 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 1 holds 608 sentences of The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island, unabridged, divided into 122 reading sections.
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