Chapter 18 of Historic Tales — Vol. 13 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Historic Tales — Vol. 13 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLACK, THE GREEN, AND THE RED KNIGHTS. When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting. "How dare you follow me?" she said. "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking. Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
Chapter 18 of Historic Tales — Vol. 13 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 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 young unmarried woman
From this reading “When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.”
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
From this reading “Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.”
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading “"You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.”
be amazed at
From this reading “Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.”
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
From this reading “Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.”
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.
In this reading “Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.”
In this reading “Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.”
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 When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLACK, THE GREEN, AND THE RED KNIGHTS.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE BLACK, THE GREEN, AND THE RED KNIGHTS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
clothing in general
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "How dare you follow me?" she said.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "How dare you follow me?" she said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE BLACK, THE GREEN, AND THE RED KNIGHTS.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How dare you follow me?" she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading THE BLACK, THE GREEN, AND THE RED KNIGHTS.
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
be amazed at
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How dare you follow me?" she said.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE BLACK, THE GREEN, AND THE RED KNIGHTS.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How dare you follow me?" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How dare you follow me?" she said.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK, THE GREEN, AND THE RED KNIGHTS.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You smell too much of the kitchen for my liking.
at the time that
From this reading When Beaumains overtook the damsel, he received from her but a sorry greeting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How dare you follow me?" she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your clothes are foul with grease and tallow, and I marvel much that King Arthur made a knight of such a sorry rogue.
Chapter 18 of Historic Tales — Vol. 13 by Charles Morris holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 18 holds 383 sentences of Historic Tales — Vol. 13, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Historic Tales — Vol. 13 by Charles Morris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 77 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 77 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 18 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 Historic Tales — Vol. 13 by Charles Morris on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4813 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31900 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #31900, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 401 minutes of reading across 963 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Historic Tales — Vol. 13 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 28 chapters of Historic Tales — Vol. 13 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 Historic Tales — Vol. 13, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
