Chapter 22 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA. At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck. His eyes looked better. The fever had not returned. "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
Chapter 22 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
From this reading “THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “The fever had not returned.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “"You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
From this reading THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading His eyes looked better.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
a special loved one
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes looked better.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The fever had not returned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fever had not returned.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
a small worthless amount
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His eyes looked better.
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fever had not returned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The fever had not returned.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAD ROADS OF ANGOLA.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment little Jack awoke, and put his arms around his mother's neck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
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From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are better, my darling," said Mrs. Weldon, pressing the sick child to her heart.
Chapter 22 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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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