Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The Boy Crusaders
The Boy Crusaders

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Boy Crusaders is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Chapter 19 of The Boy Crusaders by John G. (John George) Edgar holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 19 of The Boy Crusaders contain?

Chapter 19 holds 98 sentences of The Boy Crusaders, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of The Boy Crusaders by John G. (John George) Edgar exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 19 of The Boy Crusaders?

Work through the 20 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 20 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 19 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 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

Common questions about reading The Boy Crusaders by John G. (John George) Edgar on this page, its source edition and its audio.

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.

How to read The Boy Crusaders section by section

How to work through The Boy Crusaders section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of The Boy Crusaders 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 The Boy Crusaders

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

Presented
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy Crusaders; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Master
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy Crusaders; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thomas
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy Crusaders; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lawrence
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy Crusaders; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cover illustration for The Boy Crusaders
Context Illustration Reading 1/20 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
THE CARNAGE OF MANSOURAH.
IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.
'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.
Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.
Forward then, and crush them at a blow!'
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.

The Boy Crusaders

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Boy Crusaders is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CARNAGE OF MANSOURAH.
Line 2
IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.
Line 3
'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.
Line 4
Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.
Line 5
Forward then, and crush them at a blow!'

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 “'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.”

Velmora curated lexicon
Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.”

Velmora curated lexicon
While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.”

Velmora curated lexicon
All words in this reading · 65

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

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Velmora curated lexicon
Achmoun

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
affairs

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Velmora curated lexicon
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Velmora curated lexicon
Artois

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Forward then, and crush them at a blow!'

Velmora curated lexicon
avail

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Pending verification
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Velmora curated lexicon
blow

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

From this reading Forward then, and crush them at a blow!'

Pending verification
camp

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
CARNAGE

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

From this reading THE CARNAGE OF MANSOURAH.

Pending verification
complete

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
Count

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
crush

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

From this reading Forward then, and crush them at a blow!'

Pending verification
Damietta

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
dismay

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
Earl

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
early

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
fewer

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Pending verification
foes

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
forward

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
found

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
gentlemen

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
Grand

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
greater

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Pending verification
hands

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
honour

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Pending verification
Hospital

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Velmora curated lexicon
ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Velmora curated lexicon
King

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Velmora curated lexicon
Louis

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
MANSOURAH

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

From this reading THE CARNAGE OF MANSOURAH.

Pending verification
Masters

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
more

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Pending verification
morning

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
Now

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CARNAGE OF MANSOURAH.

Velmora curated lexicon
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Velmora curated lexicon
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Velmora curated lexicon
prosper

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
rout

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
said

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

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Pending verification
Salisbury

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
side

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
Speed

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Pending verification
still

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
strength

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Pending verification
Temple

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Velmora curated lexicon
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CARNAGE OF MANSOURAH.

Velmora curated lexicon
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Forward then, and crush them at a blow!'

Velmora curated lexicon
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Velmora curated lexicon
then

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

From this reading Forward then, and crush them at a blow!'

Pending verification
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Velmora curated lexicon
uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Velmora curated lexicon
victors

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Pending verification
victory

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

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Pending verification
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Velmora curated lexicon
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Velmora curated lexicon
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading IT was still early morning, and King Louis was still on the Damietta side of the Achmoun, when the Count of Artois, the Earl of Salisbury, and the Grand Masters of the Temple and the Hospital, found themselves victors in the camp.

Velmora curated lexicon
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading 'Now, gentlemen,' said the Count of Artois, 'let us forward, and complete the rout of our foes while affairs prosper in our hands and they are in dismay.

Velmora curated lexicon
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Speed will now avail more than strength; and the fewer we are the greater will be the honour of a victory.

Velmora curated lexicon