Chapter 7 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully. Grinson swore. ’Not after them biscuits, Mr. Grinson?’ Meek persisted. ’Stow it, can’t you?’ growled Grinson.
Chapter 7 of The Blue Raider is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 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 “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “’Not after them biscuits, Mr. Grinson?’”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “’Stow it, can’t you?’ growled Grinson.”
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.”
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading “THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “Meek persisted.”
fill by packing tightly
From this reading “’Stow it, can’t you?’ growled Grinson.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “Grinson swore.”
a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
From this reading “THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.”
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 “THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.”
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 THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
later than; following
From this reading ’Not after them biscuits, Mr. Grinson?’
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading ’Not after them biscuits, Mr. Grinson?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Stow it, can’t you?’ growled Grinson.
take in solid food
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ’Stow it, can’t you?’ growled Grinson.
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’Stow it, can’t you?’ growled Grinson.
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’Not after them biscuits, Mr. Grinson?’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading Meek persisted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
fill by packing tightly
From this reading ’Stow it, can’t you?’ growled Grinson.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Grinson swore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ’Not after them biscuits, Mr. Grinson?’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TOTEM ’They won’t eat us now, will they, Mr. Grinson?’ said Meek in a whisper, hopefully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Stow it, can’t you?’ growled Grinson.
Chapter 7 of The Blue Raider by Herbert Strang holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 7 holds 195 sentences of The Blue Raider, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Blue Raider by Herbert Strang exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 39 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.
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