Chapter 2 of The Campaign of the Jungle is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Campaign of the Jungle is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?" "Fairly good, Larry. If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all. The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week." "You mustn't hurry matters.
Chapter 2 of The Campaign of the Jungle is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."”
causing consternation
From this reading “DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"”
to make better
From this reading “The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."”
join again
From this reading “The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.”
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a period of unusually high temperatures
In this reading “If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.”
In this reading “The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."”
In this reading “"Fairly good, Larry.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
used as intensifiers
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
causing consternation
From this reading DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
to certain extent or degree
From this reading "Fairly good, Larry.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Fairly good, Larry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "You mustn't hurry matters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
to make better
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fairly good, Larry.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "You mustn't hurry matters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mustn't hurry matters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
information about recent and important events
From this reading DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
join again
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The doctor says that if I continue to improve as I have, I can rejoin my company by the middle of next week."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading If it wasn't for this awfully hot weather, the wound wouldn't bother me at all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DISMAYING NEWS "How are you feeling to-day, Ben?"
Chapter 2 of The Campaign of the Jungle by Edward Stratemeyer holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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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