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Captain Jim

Captain Jim by Mary Grant Bruce is available here as the complete text, split into 1301 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mary Grant Bruce20 chapters

Captain Jim by Mary Grant Bruce. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #27174.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 20 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Captain Jim

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1292 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Home for Tired People 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Of London and Other Matters 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Settling In 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V How the Cook-Lady Found Her Level 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Kidnapping 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Thatched Cottage 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 125 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Australia in Surrey 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Cheero! 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Of Labour and Promotion 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Carrying On 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Through the Darkness 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Lights Out 96 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Watch on the Rhine 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Reveille 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 60 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Captain Jim by Mary Grant Bruce carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #27174, divided into 20 chapters and 1301 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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The complete text of Captain Jim is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #27174 and divided into 1301 sections.

This page carries the whole of Captain Jim by Mary Grant Bruce, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #27174, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6504 sentences across 20 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is Captain Jim divided for reading?

Captain Jim is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Captain Jim as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1301 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 20 chapters.

Can I hear Captain Jim read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Captain Jim can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Captain Jim can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading Captain Jim

Common questions about reading Captain Jim by Mary Grant Bruce on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Captain Jim?

Yes. All 6504 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27174 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Captain Jim is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #27174, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Captain Jim take to read?

About 542 minutes of reading across 1301 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Captain Jim section by section

How to work through Captain Jim section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Captain Jim

Words and structures a reader meets early in Captain Jim, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Queer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Jim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rather
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Jim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wally
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Jim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sitting
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Jim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.