The Campaign of the Jungle

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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THE ADVANCE UPON MAASIN Ben was much surprised and also delighted to learn that Barton Brownell had met Larry, and he lost no time in questioning the escaped soldier regarding his missing brother.

"Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

"He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

"And was he well, or had he been wounded?"

"He was suffering from a cut in the head.

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The Campaign of the Jungle

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Campaign of the Jungle is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

THE ADVANCE UPON MAASIN Ben was much surprised and also delighted to learn that Barton Brownell had met Larry, and he lost no time in questioning the escaped soldier regarding his missing brother.

Line 2

"Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

Line 3

"He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

/hiː keɪm ʌp wɪð ə dɪˈtætʃmənt ʌv ˈrebəlz frʌm ðə ləˈɡuːnə diː beɪ ˈæftər ˈdʒenərəl ˈlɔːtən left ðæt ˈterɪtɔːri/

Line 4

"And was he well, or had he been wounded?"

/ənd wɑːz hiː wel ɔːr hæd hiː bɪn ˈwuːndɪd/

Line 5

"He was suffering from a cut in the head.

/hiː wɑːz ˈsʌfərɪŋ frʌm ə kʌt ɪn ðə hed/

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detachment noun US /dɪˈtætʃmənt/

avoiding emotional involvement

From this reading “"He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."”

Laguna noun US /ləˈɡuːnə/

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

From this reading “"He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."”

Lawton noun US /ˈlɔːtən/

a town in southwest Oklahoma

From this reading “"He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."”

missing adjective US /ˈmɪsɪŋ/

not able to be found

From this reading “THE ADVANCE UPON MAASIN Ben was much surprised and also delighted to learn that Barton Brownell had met Larry, and he lost no time in questioning the escaped soldier regarding his missing brother.”

questioning adjective US /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/

perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

rebels noun US /ˈrebəlz/

plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading “"He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."”

regarding verb US /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

territory noun US /ˈterɪtɔːri/

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading “"He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

much surprised adverb + adjective

In this reading “THE ADVANCE UPON MAASIN Ben was much surprised and also delighted to learn that Barton Brownell had met Larry, and he lost no time in questioning the escaped soldier regarding his missing brother.”

two weeks noun + noun counted as “two week”

In this reading “"Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.”

came up verb + adjective counted as “come up”

bring forth, usually something desirable

In this reading “"He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."”

about two preposition + noun

In this reading “"Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

ADVANCEverbUS /ədˈvæns/

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading THE ADVANCE UPON MAASIN Ben was much surprised and also delighted to learn that Barton Brownell had met Larry, and he lost no time in questioning the escaped soldier regarding his missing brother.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

Barton

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BaynounUS /beɪ/

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "And was he well, or had he been wounded?"

BennounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

Brownell

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading "He was suffering from a cut in the head.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/

greatly pleased

detachmentnounUS /dɪˈtætʃmənt/

avoiding emotional involvement

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/

having escaped, especially from confinement

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "He was suffering from a cut in the head.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

LagunanounUS /ləˈɡuːnə/

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

Larry

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

LawtonnounUS /ˈlɔːtən/

a town in southwest Oklahoma

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

MAASIN

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/

not able to be found

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "And was he well, or had he been wounded?"

questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/

perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

rebelsnounUS /ˈrebəlz/

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading "He was suffering from a cut in the head.

surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "He came up with a detachment of rebels from the Laguna de Bay, after General Lawton left that territory."

UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading "Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "And was he well, or had he been wounded?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/

people who are wounded

From this reading "And was he well, or had he been wounded?"

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Yes, your brother was with me about two weeks," said Barton Brownell.

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