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Two sailor lads
Two sailor lads

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THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
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Two sailor lads

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Two sailor lads is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
Line 2
Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
Line 3
The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
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It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
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This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Although conjunction US /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.”

Nevertheless adverb US /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading “It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.”

Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

all

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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

Arundel

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

astern

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

Bass

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

BEACH

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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

Captain

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

evidently

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

far

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

five

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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

Fred

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

group

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

hardly

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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

important

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From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

inaccessible

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

inhabited

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.

Island

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

islands

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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

isle

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

King

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

landing-place

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

left

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

LINED

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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.

little

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

most

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From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.

neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

notice

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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

now

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

only

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

Ota

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.

proceeded

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

Queen

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

quiet

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

rest

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

Rock

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

SAVAGES

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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.

shore

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

small

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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

story

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From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.

survey

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

take

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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.

treed

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.

well

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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

WHOLE

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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.

YELLING

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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.