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Prester John
Prester John

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Prester John is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John Buchan • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 18 of Prester John by John Buchan holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 18 of Prester John contain?

Chapter 18 holds 182 sentences of Prester John, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of Prester John by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 18 of Prester John?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 37 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 18 be read aloud to me?

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.

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Is this the complete text of Prester John?

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Which edition of Prester John is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #611, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Prester John take to read?

About 388 minutes of reading across 933 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Prester John

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

Kirkcaple
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prester John; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shore
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prester John; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Yesterday
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First
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prester John; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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HOW A MAN MAY SOMETIMES PUT HIS TRUST IN A HORSE
I had long passed the limit of my strength.
Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.
The wonder is that I did not fall off.
Happily the horse was good and the ground easy, for I was powerless to do any guiding.
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Prester John

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Prester John is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW A MAN MAY SOMETIMES PUT HIS TRUST IN A HORSE
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I had long passed the limit of my strength.
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Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.
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The wonder is that I did not fall off.
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Happily the horse was good and the ground easy, for I was powerless to do any guiding.
All words in this reading · 53

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A

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alternations

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and

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any

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From this reading Happily the horse was good and the ground easy, for I was powerless to do any guiding.

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became

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From this reading Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.

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constant

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From this reading Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.

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did

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From this reading The wonder is that I did not fall off.

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do

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From this reading Happily the horse was good and the ground easy, for I was powerless to do any guiding.

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earnest

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From this reading Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.

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easy

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From this reading Happily the horse was good and the ground easy, for I was powerless to do any guiding.

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fall

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From this reading The wonder is that I did not fall off.

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fear

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From this reading Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.

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for

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going

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good

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ground

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guiding

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had

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From this reading I had long passed the limit of my strength.

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Happily

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From this reading Happily the horse was good and the ground easy, for I was powerless to do any guiding.

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HIS

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From this reading HOW A MAN MAY SOMETIMES PUT HIS TRUST IN A HORSE

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hope

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HORSE

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From this reading HOW A MAN MAY SOMETIMES PUT HIS TRUST IN A HORSE

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HOW

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I

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From this reading I had long passed the limit of my strength.

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IN

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is

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From this reading The wonder is that I did not fall off.

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kept

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light-headed

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limit

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From this reading I had long passed the limit of my strength.

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long

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MAN

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MAY

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me

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my

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From this reading I had long passed the limit of my strength.

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not

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now

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of

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From this reading I had long passed the limit of my strength.

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off

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From this reading The wonder is that I did not fall off.

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Only

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From this reading Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.

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passed

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From this reading I had long passed the limit of my strength.

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powerless

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From this reading Happily the horse was good and the ground easy, for I was powerless to do any guiding.

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PUT

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From this reading HOW A MAN MAY SOMETIMES PUT HIS TRUST IN A HORSE

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safe

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so

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SOMETIMES

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From this reading HOW A MAN MAY SOMETIMES PUT HIS TRUST IN A HORSE

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strength

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From this reading I had long passed the limit of my strength.

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that

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From this reading Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.

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the

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From this reading I had long passed the limit of my strength.

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to

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From this reading Happily the horse was good and the ground easy, for I was powerless to do any guiding.

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TRUST

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From this reading HOW A MAN MAY SOMETIMES PUT HIS TRUST IN A HORSE

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was

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wild

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From this reading Only constant fear and wild alternations of hope had kept me going so long, and now that I was safe I became light-headed in earnest.

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wonder

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From this reading The wonder is that I did not fall off.

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