mysterious island

collocation in English

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mysterious
adjective
uk
/mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs/us
/mɪˈstɪr.i.əs/
strange, not known, or ...
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island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈaɪ.lənd/
a piece of land completely surrounded ...
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(Definition ofmysteriousandislandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both main characters are stranded on amysteriousisland, where the predominant color seems to be red.
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Cyan's intent was for players to feel as though they were themselves there, stranded on amysteriousislandwith no choice but to explore.
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They steal a boat and set out across the water to reach themysteriousisland.
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The next morning, the group finds that the boats have brought them to amysteriousisland.
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The ship then sails to amysteriousislandwhere the captain hopes to find a legendary treasure and, perhaps, much more.
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The plot has assorted colorful characters going to amysteriousislandto seek a pirate's hidden fortune.
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They both sooner or later travel to themysteriousisland, which is further followed by her boyfriend and a couple of unknown friends.
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They run aground on amysteriousislandand find it difficult to get their yacht back to sea.
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The characters somehow find a fragment from a ship's log, describing amysteriousislandon which many treasures can be found, and set out to explore it.
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Stories about castaways on mysterious islands were common.
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