Chapter 6 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!" Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him. He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown. "I beg your pardon, Lady May! Didn't you say something just now?"
Chapter 6 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 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.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.”
a cheerful and agreeable mood
From this reading “He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.”
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “"AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"”
past form of “discount” — bar from attention or consideration
From this reading “He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.”
United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895)
From this reading “"AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"”
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.
a young female
In this reading “Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.”
In this reading “He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.”
investigate scientifically
In this reading “He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.”
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 He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
a cheerful and agreeable mood
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading "AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"
recognizable; marked
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't you say something just now?"
past form of “discount” — bar from attention or consideration
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
and nothing more
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May!
a form of address for a man
From this reading "AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Didn't you say something just now?"
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May!
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
with speed
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
put a saddle on
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
express in words
From this reading Didn't you say something just now?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Didn't you say something just now?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
having intellectual depth
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
in the direction of
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895)
From this reading "AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT" "Mr. de Vaux!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
which person or people
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
belonging to which person
From this reading He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Didn't you say something just now?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May!
Chapter 6 of A Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 6 holds 183 sentences of A Monk of Cruta, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of A Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 37 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 6 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 Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5590 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31535 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #31535, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 465 minutes of reading across 1118 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Monk of Cruta section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 36 chapters of A Monk of Cruta 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 Monk of Cruta, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
