Chapter 4 of Hero Tales is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Hero Tales is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine. I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it. It is a pathway which only the pure can tread." "Tell me one thing more," said Malagis. "Tell me one thing, and I will let thee go.
Chapter 4 of Hero Tales is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading “"There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “"There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.”
go across or through
From this reading “"There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.”
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading “It is a pathway which only the pure can tread."”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “It is a pathway which only the pure can tread."”
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “It is a pathway which only the pure can tread."”
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 "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Tell me one thing, and I will let thee go.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Tell me one thing, and I will let thee go.
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
not accessible to view
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Tell me one thing, and I will let thee go.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell me one thing more," said Malagis.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me one thing more," said Malagis.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Tell me one thing more," said Malagis.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Tell me one thing more," said Malagis.
and nothing more
From this reading It is a pathway which only the pure can tread."
go across or through
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading It is a pathway which only the pure can tread."
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading It is a pathway which only the pure can tread."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Tell me one thing more," said Malagis.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me one thing more," said Malagis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Tell me one thing, and I will let thee go.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
a special situation
From this reading "Tell me one thing more," said Malagis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is such a pass," answered the goblin gravely; "but it is hidden to eyes like mine.
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading It is a pathway which only the pure can tread."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a pathway which only the pure can tread."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Tell me one thing, and I will let thee go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot guide you to it, nor can any of my kind show you how to find it.
Chapter 4 of Hero Tales by James Baldwin holds 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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 4 holds 497 sentences of Hero Tales, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Hero Tales by James Baldwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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 100 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 100 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 4 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.
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About 163 minutes of reading across 393 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Hero Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Hero Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
