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Chapter 5 of The Wonder Island Boys is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed. "No; they captured me late last night. I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra. "But where have you been all this time?" "They took me north to another village."
Chapter 5 of The Wonder Island Boys is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.”
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “"No; they captured me late last night.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.”
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.”
-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil
From this reading “RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.”
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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 RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
later than; following
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "But where have you been all this time?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "They took me north to another village."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But where have you been all this time?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading "No; they captured me late last night.
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
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 RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But where have you been all this time?"
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
immediately past
From this reading "No; they captured me late last night.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "No; they captured me late last night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No; they captured me late last night.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "No; they captured me late last night.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; they captured me late last night.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "They took me north to another village."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
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From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No; they captured me late last night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But where have you been all this time?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "But where have you been all this time?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "They took me north to another village."
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "They took me north to another village."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where have you been all this time?"
a Caucasian
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I tried for hours to get through, but they were within a mile of the landing," answered Tarra.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RESCUING A WHITE CAPTIVE "Did you deliver the message at the landing place?" asked George, after Tarra was freed.
Chapter 5 of The Wonder Island Boys by Roger T. (Roger Thompson) Finlay holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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