Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Northern Lights
Northern Lights

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Northern Lights is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Northern Lights
Context Illustration Reading 1/77 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
"I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.
This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Northern Lights

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Northern Lights is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
Line 2
"I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
/aɪ nɑːt stænd ʌp fɔːr juː hiː ɡraʊld æt ðə ˈʃerəf aɪ stænd ʌp fɔːr hɪm/
Line 3
He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.
Line 4
This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
Line 5
But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
/bʌt naʊ ɪt wɑːz ðə ˈɡʌvərnər huː tɜːrnd peɪl ˈsiːɪŋ huː ðə ˈkrɪmənəl wɑːz/

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.

boyhood noun US /ˈbɔɪhʊd/

the childhood of a boy

From this reading “This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.”

criminal adjective US /ˈkrɪmənəl/

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading “But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.”

flushed adjective US /flʌʃt/

having the pinkish flush of health

From this reading “Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.”

growled verb US /ɡraʊld/

past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

From this reading “"I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."”

jerked verb US /dʒɜːrkt/

past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement

From this reading “He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.”

manhood noun US /ˈmænhʊd/

the state of being a man; manly qualities

From this reading “This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.”

rushing noun US /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading “This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.”

Sheriff noun US /ˈʃerəf/

the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

From this reading “"I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

grand Seigneur adjective + noun

In this reading “This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.”

far-off days adjective + noun

In this reading “This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.”

young manhood adjective + noun

In this reading “This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.”

stand up verb + adjective

rise to one's feet

In this reading “"I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."”

got up verb + adjective counted as “get up”

rise to one's feet

In this reading “Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.”

over again preposition + adverb

anew

In this reading “This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.”

with anger preposition + noun

In this reading “Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.”

All words in this reading · 63

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.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/

the childhood of a boy

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.

criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

far-offadjective

very far away in space or time

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

flushedadjectiveUS /flʌʃt/

having the pinkish flush of health

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

GovernornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/

the head of a state government

From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.

grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

Grassette's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/

past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.

Henri

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.

jerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/

past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement

From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/

the state of being a man; manly qualities

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

Michelin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.

prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

Robitaille

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.

rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

Seigneurnoun

a man of rank in the ancient regime

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

SheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/

the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.

slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.

Chapter 10 of Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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.

What does chapter 10 of Northern Lights contain?

Chapter 10 holds 389 sentences of Northern Lights, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 Northern Lights?

Work through the 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 78 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.

Questions about reading Northern Lights

Common questions about reading Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Northern Lights?

Yes. All 6434 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26905 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Northern Lights is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #26905, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Northern Lights take to read?

About 536 minutes of reading across 1287 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Northern Lights section by section

How to work through Northern Lights section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 16 chapters of Northern Lights to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Northern Lights

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

Northern
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Northern Lights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lights
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Northern Lights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Illustrated
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Northern Lights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Weavers
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Northern Lights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.