Chapter 26 of The Awakening of Helena Richie is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of The Awakening of Helena Richie is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is old Mr. Wright worse?" Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight. "No." "Well, where on earth have you been?" Mrs. King demanded.
Chapter 26 of The Awakening of Helena Richie is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 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.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Mrs. King demanded.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “"Well, where on earth have you been?"”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “"Is old Mr. Wright worse?"”
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “"Is old Mr. Wright worse?"”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, where on earth have you been?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Mrs. King demanded.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
on a floor below
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Well, where on earth have you been?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, where on earth have you been?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is old Mr. Wright worse?"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Mrs. King demanded.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Is old Mr. Wright worse?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. King demanded.
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Is old Mr. Wright worse?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, where on earth have you been?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, where on earth have you been?"
at the time that
From this reading Martha called downstairs, when the doctor let himself in at midnight.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well, where on earth have you been?"
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Is old Mr. Wright worse?"
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading "Is old Mr. Wright worse?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, where on earth have you been?"
Chapter 26 of The Awakening of Helena Richie by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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 26 holds 243 sentences of The Awakening of Helena Richie, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Awakening of Helena Richie by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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 49 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 49 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 26 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 The Awakening of Helena Richie by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 7050 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6315 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #6315, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 587 minutes of reading across 1410 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Awakening of Helena Richie section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 33 chapters of The Awakening of Helena Richie 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 The Awakening of Helena Richie, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
