Chapter 17 of Rounding Up the Raider is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Rounding Up the Raider is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_. There were several people in the limited space. He did not feel any interest in them. They irritated him. He wanted to sleep.
Chapter 17 of Rounding Up the Raider is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 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.
propose a payment
From this reading “A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “They irritated him.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “There were several people in the limited space.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “There were several people in the limited space.”
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 “There were several people in the limited space.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.”
In this reading “There were several people in the limited space.”
In this reading “He did not feel any interest in them.”
In this reading “A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.”
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 A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He did not feel any interest in them.
propose a payment
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not feel any interest in them.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He did not feel any interest in them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
set up or found
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They irritated him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He did not feel any interest in them.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading They irritated him.
small in range or scope
From this reading There were several people in the limited space.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not feel any interest in them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There were several people in the limited space.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There were several people in the limited space.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He wanted to sleep.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading There were several people in the limited space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He did not feel any interest in them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were several people in the limited space.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They irritated him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to sleep.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to sleep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several people in the limited space.
at the time that
From this reading A Bid for Freedom When Denbigh opened his eyes he found himself in the now familiar cabin on board the _Pelikan_.
Chapter 17 of Rounding Up the Raider by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 17 holds 178 sentences of Rounding Up the Raider, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Rounding Up the Raider by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 36 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 17 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 Rounding Up the Raider by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3966 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36499 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #36499, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 330 minutes of reading across 794 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Rounding Up the Raider section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 25 chapters of Rounding Up the Raider 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 Rounding Up the Raider, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
