Chapter 15 of Child of Storm is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Child of Storm is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say: “Touch not Macumazahn or his servant. They are my prisoners. He who harms them dies, with all his House.” So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
Chapter 15 of Child of Storm is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 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.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “He who harms them dies, with all his House.””
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.”
plural of “harm” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “He who harms them dies, with all his House.””
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “They are my prisoners.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:”
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading “So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading ““Touch not Macumazahn or his servant.”
a protective covering or structure
From this reading “So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.”
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 So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
later than; following
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
(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 He who harms them dies, with all his House.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are my prisoners.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading He who harms them dies, with all his House.”
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
plural of “harm” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading He who harms them dies, with all his House.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who harms them dies, with all his House.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Touch not Macumazahn or his servant.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He who harms them dies, with all his House.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Touch not Macumazahn or his servant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They are my prisoners.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Touch not Macumazahn or his servant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Touch not Macumazahn or his servant.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading They are my prisoners.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
express in words
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Touch not Macumazahn or his servant.
a protective covering or structure
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He who harms them dies, with all his House.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are my prisoners.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Touch not Macumazahn or his servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UMBEZI AND THE BLOOD ROYAL After this I think that some of the _Usutu_ came up, for it seemed to me that I heard Saduko say:
which person or people
From this reading He who harms them dies, with all his House.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He who harms them dies, with all his House.”
Chapter 15 of Child of Storm by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 128 sentences of Child of Storm, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Child of Storm by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 26 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 15 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 Child of Storm by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4345 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1711 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #1711, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 362 minutes of reading across 869 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Child of Storm section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 17 chapters of Child of Storm 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 Child of Storm, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
