Dr James Barry - Cloze
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Welcome to this dynamic and customizable cloze exercise, designed to test your comprehension and recall of the text, Dr James Barry. In this exercise, you will be presented with a passage that has words strategically removed, leaving you with the challenge of filling in the blanks with the appropriate words. The unique feature of this activity is its customizability: you, or your teacher, can choose the frequency of the missing words, ranging from every 5th to every 20th word. This allows you to adjust the difficulty level according to your skill or preference. As you complete the exercise, you will not only reinforce your understanding of the content and context of the Dr James Barry text but also improve your language and reading comprehension skills. This cloze exercise is an excellent way to challenge yourself and deepen your knowledge of the language and vocabulary in the Dr James Barry text.
Dr. James Barry was born in Ireland in 1795, but his birth name was Margaret Ann Bulkley. As a child, Barry showed a keen interest in medicine, which was highly unusual for a girl in the 18th century. After being denied admission to medical school as a woman, Barry decided to adopt a male identity and continue her studies. Barry excelled in his studies at the University of Edinburgh and joined the British Army as a surgeon. Throughout his military career, Barry was known for his skill as a surgeon and his tireless efforts to improve the living conditions of soldiers and civilians alike. After his death, it was discovered that he was, in fact, a woman. Despite debates about his legacy and the ethics of his deception, Dr. James Barry remains an important figure in the history of medicine and public health, and his extraordinary secret life is a testament to the power of determination, dedication, and passion in the face of adversity.
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/ ˈdɒkt.ə / dʒeɪmz ˈbæ.ri /
/ ði ɪk.ˈstrɔːd.n̩.ri ˈsiː.krɪt laɪf əv ə treɪl ˈbleɪz.ɪŋ fɪ.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ /
/ ˈdɒkt.ə / dʒeɪmz ˈbæ.ri ɪz ə ˈneɪm ðət meɪ nɒt bi fə.ˈmɪ.lɪə tə məʊst ˈpiːp.l̩ / bət ɪz ɪk.ˈstrɔːd.n̩.ri ˈsiː.krɪt laɪf həz bɪˈkʌm ə ˈtɒ.pɪk əv ˌfæ.sɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩ fə ˈmen.i / bɔːn ɪn ˈaɪə.lənd ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d ˈsev.n̩ ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈnaɪn.ti faɪv / ˈbæ.ri wəz ə fɪ.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ ˈhuː ˈmeɪd ə sɪɡ.ˈnɪ.fɪkənt ɪm.ˈpækt ɪn ðə fiːldz əv ˈmed.sn̩ ənd ˈpʌ.blɪk helθ / haʊ.ˈe.və / ˈɪt wəz nɒt ʌn.ˈtɪl ˈɑːf.tər ɪz deθ ðət ɪz truː aɪ.ˈden.tɪ.ti wəz rɪ.ˈviːld / ənd ðə wɜːld lɜːnd əv ði ɪk.ˈstrɔːd.n̩.ri ˈsiː.krɪt laɪf əv ˈdɒkt.ə / dʒeɪmz ˈbæ.ri /
/ ði ˈɜː.li laɪf əv ˈdɒkt.ə / dʒeɪmz ˈbæ.ri /
/ ˈbæ.ri wəz bɔːn ˈmɑː.ɡrɪt æn ˈbəl.kli / ðə ˈdɔː.tər əv ə ˈstrʌɡ.l̩.ɪŋ ˈaɪ.rɪʃ ˈæk.tə / əz ə tʃaɪld / ˈbæ.ri ʃəʊd ə kiːn ˈɪn.trəst ɪn ˈmed.sn̩ / wɪtʃ wəz ˈhaɪ.li ʌn.ˈjuː.ʒʊəl fər ə ɡɜːl ɪn ðə ˌeɪ.ˈtiːnθˈsen.tʃə.ri / hər ˈʌŋk.l̩ / dʒeɪmz ˈbæ.ri / wəz ə ˈwel nəʊn ˈɑː.tɪst / ənd hi ɪnˈk.ʌ.rɪdʒd hər ˈɪn.trəst ɪn ðə ˈsaɪən.sɪz / prə.ˈvaɪd.ɪŋ hə wɪð ˈme.dɪk.l̩ bʊks ənd ˌæ.nə.ˈtɒ.mɪk.l̩ ˈdrɔːɪŋz /
/ əz ə ˈtiː.neɪ.dʒə / ˈbæ.ri muːvd tə ˈlʌn.dən tə ˈlaɪv wɪð hər ˈʌŋk.l̩ ənd pə.ˈsjuː hə ˈme.dɪk.l̩ ˈstʌ.dɪz / haʊ.ˈe.və / ʃi feɪst sɪɡ.ˈnɪ.fɪkənt ˈɒb.stək.l̩z əz ə ˈwʊ.mən ɪn ə meɪl ˈdɒ.mɪ.neɪ.tɪd fiːld / ənd ʃi wəz ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li dɪ.ˈnaɪd əd.ˈmɪʃ.n̩ tə ˈme.dɪk.l̩ skuːl / ˌʌn.dɪ.ˈtɜːd / ˈbæ.ri dɪ.ˈsaɪ.dɪd tu ə.ˈdɒpt ə meɪl aɪ.ˈden.tɪ.ti ənd kən.ˈtɪ.njuː hə ˈstʌ.dɪz ɪn ˈsiː.krɪt /
/ ðə ˈsiː.krɪt laɪf əv ˈdɒkt.ə / dʒeɪmz ˈbæ.ri /
/ ˈbæ.ri ə.ˈdɒp.tɪd ði aɪ.ˈden.tɪ.ti əv hə dɪ.ˈsiːst ˈʌŋk.l̩ / dʒeɪmz ˈbæ.ri / ənd wəz ˈeɪb.l̩ tə pɑːs əz ə mæn wɪð ðə help əv ə wɪɡ / ˈmeɪk.ʌp / ənd ˈpæ.dɪd ˈkləʊ.ðɪŋ / ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d eɪt ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˌθɜː.ˈtiːn / ˈbæ.ri ɪn.ˈrəʊld ət ðə ˌjuː.nɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti əv ˈe.dɪn.brə / wʌn əv ðə məʊst pre.ˈstɪ.dʒəs ˈme.dɪk.l̩ skuːlz ɪn ðə wɜːld / ðeə / hi ɪk.ˈseld ɪn ɪz ˈstʌ.dɪz ənd ˈkwɪ.kli ɡeɪnd ə ˌre.pjʊ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ əz ə ˈbrɪ.lɪənt ənd ˈde.dɪk.eɪ.tɪd fɪ.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ /
/ ˈɑːf.tə kəm.ˈpliːt.ɪŋ ɪz ˈme.dɪk.l̩ ˈtreɪn.ɪŋ / ˈbæ.ri dʒɔɪnd ðə ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ ˈɑː.mi əz ə ˈsɜː.dʒən / hi spent ðə nekst ˈse.vrəl ˈdek.eɪdz ˈsɜːv.ɪŋ ɪn ˈveə.rɪəs pɑːts əv ðə wɜːld / ɪn.ˈkluːd.ɪŋ saʊθ ˈæ.frɪk.ə / ˈkæ.nə.də / ənd ˈɪn.dɪə / θruː.ˈaʊt ɪz ˈmɪ.lɪ.tri kə.ˈrɪə / ˈbæ.ri wəz nəʊn fər ɪz skɪl əz ə ˈsɜː.dʒən ənd ɪz ˈtaɪə.ləs ˈe.fəts tu ɪm.ˈpruːv ðə ˈlɪv.ɪŋ kən.ˈdɪʃ.n̩z əv ˈsəʊl.dʒəz ənd sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪənz ə.ˈlaɪk /
/ ˈbæ.riz ˈle.ɡə.si /
/ ˈbæ.riz ˌkɒn.trɪ.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩z tə ˈmed.sn̩ ənd ˈpʌ.blɪk helθ wə sɪɡ.ˈnɪ.fɪkənt / ənd hi wəz ˈwaɪd.li rɪ.ˈɡɑː.dɪd əz ə ˌpaɪə.ˈnɪər ɪn ɪz fiːld / hi ˌɪn.trə.ˈdjuːst njuː ˌsæ.nɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ ˈmeʒ.əz / ˈæd.vək.eɪ.tɪd fə ˈbe.tə ˈlɪv.ɪŋ kən.ˈdɪʃ.n̩z fə ˈsəʊl.dʒəz ənd ˈprɪz.nəz / ənd ˈiːv.n̩ pə.ˈfɔːmd wʌn əv ðə ˈfɜːst sək.ˈse.sfəl ˈkeɪ.sə.ˌrin ˈsek.ʃn̩z ɪn ˈhɪ.str̩i /
/ haʊ.ˈe.və / ˈɪt wəz nɒt ʌn.ˈtɪl ˈɑːf.tər ɪz deθ ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d eɪt ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈsɪk.sti faɪv ðət ðə truːθ ə.ˈbaʊt ɪz aɪ.ˈden.tɪ.ti wəz rɪ.ˈviːld / wen ɪz ˈbɒ.di wəz prɪ.ˈpeəd fə ˈbe.rɪəl / ˈɪt wəz dɪ.ˈskʌ.vəd ðət hi wɒz / ɪn fækt / ə ˈwʊ.mən / ðɪs ˌre.və.ˈleɪʃ.n̩ ʃɒkt ðə wɜːld ənd spɑːkt ɪn.ˈtens dɪ.ˈbeɪt ə.ˈbaʊt ˈbæ.riz laɪf ənd ˈle.ɡə.si /
/ səm ˈɑː.ɡjuːd ðət ˈbæ.riz dɪ.ˈsɪʒ.n̩ tu ə.ˈdɒpt ə meɪl aɪ.ˈden.tɪ.ti wəz ə ˈne.sə.sə.ri step tə pə.ˈsjuː ɪz ˈpæʃ.n̩ fə ˈmed.sn̩ ɪn ə sə.ˈsaɪə.ti ðət wʊd həv ˈʌð.ə.waɪz dɪ.ˈnaɪd ɪm ðət ˌɒ.pə.ˈtjuː.nɪ.ti / ˈʌð.əz ˈkrɪ.tɪ.saɪzd ɪm fə dɪ.ˈsiːv.ɪŋ ɪz ˈkɒ.liːɡz ənd ˈpeɪʃnts ənd fə pə.ˈpe.tʃʊeɪt.ɪŋ ðə mɪθ əv meɪl su:.ˌpɪə.rɪ.ˈɒ.rɪ.ti ɪn ˈmed.sn̩ /
/ rɪ.ˈɡɑːd.ləs əv ðiːz dɪ.ˈbeɪts / ˈdɒkt.ə / dʒeɪmz ˈbæ.ri rɪ.ˈmeɪnz ən ɪm.ˈpɔːtnt ˈfɪɡ.ər ɪn ðə ˈhɪ.str̩i əv ˈmed.sn̩ ənd ˈpʌ.blɪk helθ / hɪz ɪk.ˈstrɔːd.n̩.ri ˈsiː.krɪt laɪf ɪz ə ˈte.stə.mənt tə ðə ˈpaʊər əv dɪ.ˌtɜː.mɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩ / ˌde.dɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ / ənd ˈpæʃ.n̩ ɪn ðə feɪs əv əd.ˈvɜː.sə.ti /
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