Chapter 13 of Hills of the Shatemuc is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Hills of the Shatemuc is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bard_. On, on, on, on, on! to the breach, to the breach! _Nym_. Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it. KING HENRY V.
Chapter 13 of Hills of the Shatemuc is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/40 · 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 lyric poet
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading “On, on, on, on, on! to the breach, to the breach!”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “KING HENRY V.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.”
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.”
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 Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
a lyric poet
From this reading _Bard_.
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading On, on, on, on, on! to the breach, to the breach!
an occurrence of something
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading KING HENRY V.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING HENRY V.
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nym_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On, on, on, on, on! to the breach, to the breach!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On, on, on, on, on! to the breach, to the breach!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On, on, on, on, on! to the breach, to the breach!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading KING HENRY V.
precisely as stated
From this reading Pray thee, corporal, stay; the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it.
Chapter 13 of Hills of the Shatemuc by Susan Warner holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 13 holds 201 sentences of Hills of the Shatemuc, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Hills of the Shatemuc by Susan Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 41 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 13 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 Hills of the Shatemuc by Susan Warner on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 13936 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16918 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #16918, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2788 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Hills of the Shatemuc section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of Hills of the Shatemuc 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 Hills of the Shatemuc, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
