Chapter 29 of Rung Ho! A Novel is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of Rung Ho! A Novel is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho! But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey! But the troopers need them!) Sahib, mount! Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib! Blood them!
Chapter 29 of Rung Ho! A Novel is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 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.
plural of “charger” — formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
From this reading “Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!”
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!”
plural of “sabre” — a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading “Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho!”
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho!”
plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading “Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!”
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading “But the troopers need them!) Sahib, mount!”
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading “Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho!
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Blood them!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
plural of “charger” — formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
opinion or judgment
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
provide as food
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho!
having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells
From this reading Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
attach to a support
From this reading But the troopers need them!) Sahib, mount!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading But the troopers need them!) Sahib, mount!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
plural of “sabre” — a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho!
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading But the troopers need them!) Sahib, mount!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
deliver by singing
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Sabres and spurs and jingling bits-- (Ho!
plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading But the troopers need them!) Sahib, mount!
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading Thy chargers fling Foam to the night--thy trumpets sing-- Thy lance-butts on the stirrups ring-- Mount, sahib!
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading But the food to feed them!) Sinews and eyes and ears and wits-- (Hey!
Chapter 29 of Rung Ho! A Novel by Talbot Mundy holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 29 holds 141 sentences of Rung Ho! A Novel, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of Rung Ho! A Novel by Talbot Mundy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 29 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 29 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 Rung Ho! A Novel by Talbot Mundy on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4962 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5153 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #5153, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 413 minutes of reading across 993 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Rung Ho! A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 33 chapters of Rung Ho! A Novel 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 Rung Ho! A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
