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Roger the ranger
Roger the ranger

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Roger the ranger is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Eliza F. Pollard • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.
A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.
“You cannot do this,” he said.
“What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.
If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Roger the ranger

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Roger the ranger is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.
Line 2
A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.
/ə lʊk ʌv ɡreɪt əˈnɔɪəns wɑːz ɑːn ðə ˈdʒenərəlz feɪs/
Line 3
“You cannot do this,” he said.
Line 4
“What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.
/wʌt juː hæv enˈɡeɪdʒd tuː əˈkɑːmplɪʃ juː mʌst ˈkæri aʊt tuː ðə end/
Line 5
If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.
/ɪf juː wɪðˈdrɔː jərˈself frʌm ðə ˈɪndiənz juː wɪl duː ˈaʊər kɑːz ˌɪnˈkælkjələbəl hɑːrm/

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accomplish verb US /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/

put in effect

From this reading ““What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
annoyance noun US /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading “A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
courtesy noun US /ˈkɜːrtəsi/

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

From this reading “THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
General's noun US /ˈdʒenərəlz/

possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
headquarters noun US /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading “THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
incalculable adjective US /ˌɪnˈkælkjələbəl/

not able to be computed or enumerated

From this reading “If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pacing noun US /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

From this reading “THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withdraw verb US /wɪðˈdrɔː/

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading “If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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carry out verb + adjective

put in effect

In this reading ““What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.”

25,068 times in 426,211 chapters
great annoyance adjective + noun

In this reading “A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.”

401 times in 426,211 chapters
other person adjective + noun

In this reading “THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.”

5,837 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 59

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.

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accomplishverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/

put in effect

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

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calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cannot

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From this reading “You cannot do this,” he said.

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CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

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causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

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CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CHILDnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “You cannot do this,” he said.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

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facenounUS /feɪs/

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

From this reading A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
General'snounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/

possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank

From this reading A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
harmnounUS /hɑːrm/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
incalculableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkælkjələbəl/

not able to be computed or enumerated

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Langlade

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From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

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lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.

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Montcalm

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From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/

held or filled or in use

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A look of great annoyance was on the General’s face.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You cannot do this,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

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

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
St

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

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

Pending verification
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading “You cannot do this,” he said.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE CHILD General Montcalm was slowly pacing up and down the room he occupied at his headquarters on the St. Charles; the only other person present was Langlade, called by courtesy Captain Langlade.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What you have engaged to accomplish you must carry out to the end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withdrawverbUS /wɪðˈdrɔː/

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You cannot do this,” he said.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading If you withdraw yourself from the Indians, you will do our cause incalculable harm.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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