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The Boy Crusaders
The Boy Crusaders

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Boy Crusaders is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John G. (John George) Edgar • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 12 of The Boy Crusaders by John G. (John George) Edgar holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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 12 of The Boy Crusaders contain?

Chapter 12 holds 58 sentences of The Boy Crusaders, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The Boy Crusaders by John G. (John George) Edgar exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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 12 of The Boy Crusaders?

Work through the 12 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 12 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 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 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 The Boy Crusaders

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Is this the complete text of The Boy Crusaders?

Yes. All 2350 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26671 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Boy Crusaders is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #26671, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Boy Crusaders take to read?

About 195 minutes of reading across 470 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Boy Crusaders, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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INCURSIONS.
AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?
In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.
Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.
On that point there was no mistake.
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The Boy Crusaders

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Boy Crusaders is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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INCURSIONS.
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AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?
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In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.
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Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.
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On that point there was no mistake.

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.

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.”

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Point noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “On that point there was no mistake.”

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Sultan noun US /ˈsʌl.tən/

A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.

From this reading “AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?”

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Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?”

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Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.”

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While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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ascertain

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From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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Cairo

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From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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camp

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From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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conquest

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From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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Crusaders

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Damietta

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delighting

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From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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doing

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Egypt

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From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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establishing

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From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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imagination

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From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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incurable

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From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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INCURSIONS

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From this reading INCURSIONS.

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influence

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From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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malady

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From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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Melikul

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From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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mistake

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From this reading On that point there was no mistake.

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading On that point there was no mistake.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On that point there was no mistake.

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order

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From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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palace

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

From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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pass

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From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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physicians

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From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading On that point there was no mistake.

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pronounced

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From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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Salih

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From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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Saracens

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From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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saying

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From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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souls

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From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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sultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/

A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On that point there was no mistake.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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there

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From this reading On that point there was no mistake.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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visions

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

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In order to ascertain we must, in imagination, pass from the camp at Damietta to the palace of Cairo.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Melikul Salih was under the influence of a malady which his physicians pronounced to be incurable.

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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading AND what were the sultan and the Saracens saying and doing while the Crusaders were establishing themselves at Damietta, and delighting their souls with visions of the conquest of Egypt?

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