Chapter 28 of Brave and Bold is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Brave and Bold is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW CAPTAIN. The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it. But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick. His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe. The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
Chapter 28 of Brave and Bold is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 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.
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading “The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.”
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick.”
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading “The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.
(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 The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick.
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
unvarying in nature
From this reading The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
established beyond doubt
From this reading His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But at this time, Captain Evans fell sick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
precisely as stated
From this reading His sickness proved to be a fever, and was very severe.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
Chapter 28 of Brave and Bold by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 28 holds 118 sentences of Brave and Bold, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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