Chapter 7 of A House-Boat on the Styx is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A House-Boat on the Styx is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak. "Indeed?" said Confucius. "What if you did? Other people have met Queen Elizabeth. There's nothing original about that."
Chapter 7 of A House-Boat on the Styx is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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, and audio.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “"I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “"I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.”
Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
From this reading “"Indeed?" said Confucius.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “"I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “There's nothing original about that."”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “"I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.”
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading “"I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “"I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There's nothing original about that."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
From this reading "Indeed?" said Confucius.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What if you did?
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Other people have met Queen Elizabeth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What if you did?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed?" said Confucius.
and nothing more
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There's nothing original about that."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading There's nothing original about that."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other people have met Queen Elizabeth.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Other people have met Queen Elizabeth.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's nothing original about that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I met Queen Elizabeth just now on the Row," said Raleigh, as he entered the house-boat and checked his cloak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's nothing original about that."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What if you did?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What if you did?
Chapter 7 of A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
Chapter 7 holds 148 sentences of A House-Boat on the Styx, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 30 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 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.
Common questions about reading A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1664 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2618 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #2618, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 138 minutes of reading across 333 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A House-Boat on the Styx section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 12 chapters of A House-Boat on the Styx to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A House-Boat on the Styx, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
