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Kidnapped

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Kidnapped is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 10 of Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 10 of Kidnapped contain?

Chapter 10 holds 114 sentences of Kidnapped, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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.

How do I study chapter 10 of Kidnapped?

Work through the 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 23 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.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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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Is this the complete text of Kidnapped?

Yes. All 3533 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #421 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #421, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Kidnapped take to read?

About 294 minutes of reading across 707 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Kidnapped

Words and structures a reader meets early in Kidnapped, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Story
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Adventures
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Certain
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THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
A naked sword?” says he.
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Kidnapped

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Kidnapped is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
Line 2
Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
Line 3
Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
Line 4
The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
Line 5
A naked sword?” says he.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.”

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.”

All words in this reading · 56

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a

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

Alan

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

an

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

and

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

at

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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.

back

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

But

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

captain

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

come

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

coming

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

cried

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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.

deck

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

door

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

drew

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

end

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

face

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

foot

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

for

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

grew

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

had

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

he

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

him

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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.

his

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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.

impatient

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

in

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

indeed

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

my

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

naked

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From this reading “A naked sword?” says he.

neither

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

nor

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

now

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

OF

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

on

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

our

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

pointed

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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.

ROUND-HOUSE

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

says

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From this reading “A naked sword?” says he.

scarce

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

showed

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

SIEGE

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

spoken

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

Stand

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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.

sword

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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.

THE

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

they

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

Those

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

till

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

time

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

to

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

truce

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

waited

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

was

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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.

when

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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.

winced

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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.