Home or holiday reading, commute, wherever - take this with you. THESE ISLANDS HERE - Short Stories of the South Pacific Paper, ebook, audio, or FREEreadKU amazon.com/dp/B07L7JNX4V or wherever you buy your audiobooks.…
I was enraptured with the Marguerite Henry novels as a kid, and even then I picked up the vibe that these islands are places that don’t respect human roots. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_o...
(chiefly, Ireland, UK) The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands.
"these islands" means: The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"these islands" means: The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"these islands" means: The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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“Home or holiday reading, commute, wherever - take this with you. THESE ISLANDS HERE - Short Stories of the South Pacific Paper, ebook, audio, or FREEreadKU amazon.com/dp/B07L7JNX4V or wherever you buy your audiobooks. Have a happy day!”
“I was enraptured with the Marguerite Henry novels as a kid, and even then I picked up the vibe that these islands are places that don’t respect human roots. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_o...”
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