Chapter 1 of The Bushranger's Secret is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Bushranger's Secret is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c. _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe. J. Percy-Groves. Hammond's Hard Lines. Skelton Kuppord.
Chapter 1 of The Bushranger's Secret is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 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.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.”
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading “_Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.”
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Hammond's Hard Lines.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.”
past form of “print” — put into print
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading “Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.
confined by bonds
From this reading _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hammond's Hard Lines.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hammond's Hard Lines.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. Percy-Groves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skelton Kuppord.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Hammond's Hard Lines.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. Percy-Groves.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skelton Kuppord.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Ravensworth Scholarship" "The Mystery of the Manor House" &c.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _Printed and bound in Great Britain_ The War of the Axe.
Chapter 1 of The Bushranger's Secret by Henry, Mrs. Clarke holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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 1 holds 316 sentences of The Bushranger's Secret, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Bushranger's Secret by Henry, Mrs. Clarke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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 64 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 64 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 1 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 Bushranger's Secret by Henry, Mrs. Clarke on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2527 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38791 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #38791, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 210 minutes of reading across 506 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Bushranger's Secret section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 12 chapters of The Bushranger's Secret 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 Bushranger's Secret, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
