Chapter 28 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION. The Aurora mine had been reached at last! Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath. His tedious journey had come to an end. “The Aurora mine!” he repeated.
Chapter 28 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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, and audio.
the first light of day
From this reading “The Aurora mine had been reached at last!”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “His tedious journey had come to an end.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.”
recurring again and again
From this reading ““The Aurora mine!” he repeated.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “His tedious journey had come to an end.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.”
In this reading “Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.”
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 Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Aurora mine had been reached at last!
the first light of day
From this reading The Aurora mine had been reached at last!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Aurora mine had been reached at last!
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His tedious journey had come to an end.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading His tedious journey had come to an end.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Aurora mine had been reached at last!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading His tedious journey had come to an end.
immediately past
From this reading The Aurora mine had been reached at last!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Aurora mine had been reached at last!
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The Aurora mine had been reached at last!
recurring again and again
From this reading “The Aurora mine!” he repeated.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Oliver Bright, as he sat on his mule, drew a long breath.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading His tedious journey had come to an end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Aurora mine had been reached at last!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His tedious journey had come to an end.
Chapter 28 of Oliver Bright's Search by Edward Stratemeyer holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 112 sentences of Oliver Bright's Search, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Oliver Bright's Search by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 112 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 23 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 28 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Oliver Bright's Search by Edward Stratemeyer on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4183 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66171 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #66171, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 348 minutes of reading across 837 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Oliver Bright's Search section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 35 chapters of Oliver Bright's Search to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Oliver Bright's Search, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
