Chapter 9 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject. She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle. “Good Lord! That lady? I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
Chapter 9 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?””
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?””
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?””
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.”
someone who visits
From this reading “She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.”
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.
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 She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good Lord!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That lady?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Good Lord!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
and nothing more
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
someone who visits
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
at the time that
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
which person or people
From this reading She had a visitor coming, she told him, and only when she told him who it was, did his eyes twinkle.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading She knew that he did not wish to be questioned further, and changed the subject.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you realize you’re harbouring a dangerous rival?”
Chapter 9 of The Black Abbot by Edgar Wallace holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 423 sentences of The Black Abbot, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Black Abbot by Edgar Wallace exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 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 9 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 Black Abbot by Edgar Wallace on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Black Abbot section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Black Abbot 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 Black Abbot, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
