Chapter 10 of A Man to His Mate is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of A Man to His Mate is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly. "All right," said Lund. "Will you do that, Rainey? Now?" And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
Chapter 10 of A Man to His Mate is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/66 · 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.
without care or concern
From this reading “THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.”
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.”
plural of “lens” — a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
From this reading “And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.”
a city in southern Sweden
From this reading “"All right," said Lund.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.”
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading “And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right," said Lund.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
without care or concern
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Will you do that, Rainey?
opinion or judgment
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
plural of “lens” — a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
a city in southern Sweden
From this reading "All right," said Lund.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," said Lund.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Will you do that, Rainey?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN "Rainey can see the skipper," said Carlsen carelessly.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you do that, Rainey?
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading And Rainey had a fleeting fancy that the giant winked one of his blind eyes at him, though the black lenses were deceiving.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you do that, Rainey?
Chapter 10 of A Man to His Mate by J. Allan, (Joseph Allan) Dunn holds 334 sentences, grouped into 67 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 10 holds 334 sentences of A Man to His Mate, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of A Man to His Mate by J. Allan, (Joseph Allan) Dunn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 334 sentences, grouped into 67 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 67 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 67 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 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.
Common questions about reading A Man to His Mate by J. Allan, (Joseph Allan) Dunn on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4400 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28597 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #28597, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 366 minutes of reading across 880 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Man to His Mate section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 18 chapters of A Man to His Mate 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 Man to His Mate, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
