Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)
St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 10 of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) by Various holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) contain?

Chapter 10 holds 382 sentences of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series), unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)?

Work through the 77 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 77 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 St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)

Common questions about reading St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)?

Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) is used?

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

How long does St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) take to read?

About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) section by section

How to work through St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 0 chapters of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) 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 St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)

Words and structures a reader meets early in St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chapter 1
One of the 0 chapters of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series), divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 2
One of the 0 chapters of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series), divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 3
One of the 0 chapters of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series), divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Cover illustration for St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)
Context Illustration Reading 1/77 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
DR.
JOHNSON.
Here, sir!
Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.
[_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.
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.

St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series) is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
DR.
Line 2
JOHNSON.
Line 3
Here, sir!
Line 4
Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.
Line 5
[_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.”

All words in this reading · 36

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.

arm-chair

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.

begins

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

Cease

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

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.

down

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

DR

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

From this reading DR.

ever

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

Here

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

From this reading Here, sir!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

honest

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

JOHNSON

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

From this reading JOHNSON.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.

look

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

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.

m

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

man

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

married

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

maundering

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

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.

nonsense

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

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

opinion

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

read

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

Settles

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

sir

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

From this reading Here, sir!

sits

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

spectacles

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading [_Settles his spectacles, sits down in an arm-chair, and begins to read._] “I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married,” m—m—m—m.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Cease maundering and let me look at your nonsense.