Chapter 26 of Daredevil is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Daredevil is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex. "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit." "Don't bother to try," advised Storm. "Somehow, I can't get into the way of calling you father." Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
Chapter 26 of Daredevil is here in full — 331 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.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “"Don't bother to try," advised Storm.”
the highest point (of something)
From this reading “SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.”
feeling or expressive of gratitude
From this reading “Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “"Don't bother to try," advised Storm.”
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading “Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.”
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."”
possessive form of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading “Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.”
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.
get involved in or with
In this reading “"Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."”
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 Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading "Don't bother to try," advised Storm.
anew
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
the highest point (of something)
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
feeling or expressive of gratitude
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "Don't bother to try," advised Storm.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't bother to try," advised Storm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Somehow, I can't get into the way of calling you father."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Don't bother to try," advised Storm.
possessive form of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't bother to try," advised Storm.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Don't bother to try," advised Storm.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SECONDS OUT OF THE RING "Believe we've met before, Captain Arden," said the Apex.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ezra Surcon sat down again on his throne, taking in every detail of Storm's appearance with a keenly appreciative eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Somehow I can't get into the way of calling you Kit."
Chapter 26 of Daredevil by Leslie Charteris holds 331 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 26 holds 331 sentences of Daredevil, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of Daredevil by Leslie Charteris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 331 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 26 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 Daredevil by Leslie Charteris on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6632 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75998 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #75998, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 552 minutes of reading across 1327 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Daredevil section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 30 chapters of Daredevil 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 Daredevil, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
