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A Galahad of the Creeks
A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 10 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

What does chapter 10 of A Galahad of the Creeks contain?

Chapter 10 holds 102 sentences of A Galahad of the Creeks, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

How do I study chapter 10 of A Galahad of the Creeks?

Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 21 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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.

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Is this the complete text of A Galahad of the Creeks?

Yes. All 3108 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38306 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #38306, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Galahad of the Creeks take to read?

About 259 minutes of reading across 622 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Galahad of the Creeks

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Galahad of the Creeks, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Coming
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Galahad of the Creeks; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Steered
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Toward
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Years
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AN ATONEMENT.
_Ruys_.--Can I give back?
Well, then I will restore.
Death pays all debts.
_Maraffa: A Tragedy_.
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A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AN ATONEMENT.
Line 2
_Ruys_.--Can I give back?
Line 3
Well, then I will restore.
Line 4
Death pays all debts.
Line 5
_Maraffa: A Tragedy_.
All words in this reading · 18

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Maraffa: A Tragedy_.

all

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

From this reading Death pays all debts.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN ATONEMENT.

ATONEMENT

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

From this reading AN ATONEMENT.

back

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

From this reading _Ruys_.--Can I give back?

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Ruys_.--Can I give back?

Death

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

From this reading Death pays all debts.

debts

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

From this reading Death pays all debts.

give

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

From this reading _Ruys_.--Can I give back?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Ruys_.--Can I give back?

Maraffa

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

From this reading _Maraffa: A Tragedy_.

pays

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

From this reading Death pays all debts.

restore

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

From this reading Well, then I will restore.

Ruys

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

From this reading _Ruys_.--Can I give back?

then

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

From this reading Well, then I will restore.

Tragedy

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

From this reading _Maraffa: A Tragedy_.

Well

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

From this reading Well, then I will restore.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Well, then I will restore.