Chapter 12 of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me. --You will not kill him?" SHIRLEY. --"Wherefore com'st thou? --To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."
Chapter 12 of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 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.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “--To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."”
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading “"He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “--To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “--You will not kill him?"”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “--To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."”
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “"He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.”
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “"He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “--"Wherefore com'st thou?”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading --To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --"Wherefore com'st thou?
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading --To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --You will not kill him?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
full of or producing joy
From this reading --To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading --You will not kill him?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
information about recent and important events
From this reading --To comfort you, and bring you joyful news."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading --You will not kill him?"
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHIRLEY.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading --"Wherefore com'st thou?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading --"Wherefore com'st thou?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading --You will not kill him?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He must be taught to know he has presumed To stand in competition with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --You will not kill him?"
Chapter 12 of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave by Oliver Optic holds 150 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 12 holds 150 sentences of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave by Oliver Optic exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 150 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 12 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 Hatchie, the Guardian Slave by Oliver Optic on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5397 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #14731 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #14731, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 449 minutes of reading across 1080 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Hatchie, the Guardian Slave section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 30 chapters of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave 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 Hatchie, the Guardian Slave, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
