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A Galahad of the Creeks
A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 11 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 11 of A Galahad of the Creeks contain?

Chapter 11 holds 86 sentences of A Galahad of the Creeks, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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.

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

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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
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Steered
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Toward
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Years
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THE PATIENCE OF HABAKKUK SMALLEY.
To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.
God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!
_Voyage of the Tobias_.
Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.
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A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE PATIENCE OF HABAKKUK SMALLEY.
Line 2
To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.
Line 3
God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!
Line 4
_Voyage of the Tobias_.
Line 5
Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!”

Unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.”

All words in this reading · 43

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

aftermath

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

away

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

backsliding

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

began

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

clear

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

fit

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

God

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

HABAKKUK

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

From this reading THE PATIENCE OF HABAKKUK SMALLEY.

hearts

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

knoweth

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

lead

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

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

Make

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

man

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

narrow

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

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PATIENCE OF HABAKKUK SMALLEY.

pass

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

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

pathway

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

PATIENCE

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

From this reading THE PATIENCE OF HABAKKUK SMALLEY.

prospect

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

repentant

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

Ruys's

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

Sea

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

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

seemed

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

SMALLEY

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

From this reading THE PATIENCE OF HABAKKUK SMALLEY.

soon

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

straits

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

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PATIENCE OF HABAKKUK SMALLEY.

there

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

From this reading Ruys's repentant fit soon began to pass away, and there seemed every prospect of an aftermath of backsliding.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!

To-night

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

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

Tobias

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

From this reading _Voyage of the Tobias_.

Unknown

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

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

Voyage

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

From this reading _Voyage of the Tobias_.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To-night I pass the narrow straits Which lead unto the Unknown Sea.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading God, who knoweth the hearts of man, Make Thou my pathway clear to me!