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The Enchanted Crusade
The Enchanted Crusade

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Enchanted Crusade is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 7 of The Enchanted Crusade by Robert W. Krepps holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 7 of The Enchanted Crusade contain?

Chapter 7 holds 101 sentences of The Enchanted Crusade, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of The Enchanted Crusade by Robert W. Krepps exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 7 of The Enchanted Crusade?

Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 21 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 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 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 Enchanted Crusade

Common questions about reading The Enchanted Crusade by Robert W. Krepps on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Enchanted Crusade?

Yes. All 1846 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66196 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Enchanted Crusade is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #66196, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Enchanted Crusade take to read?

About 153 minutes of reading across 370 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Enchanted Crusade section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Enchanted Crusade

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

Saracen
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Enchanted Crusade; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Blades
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Enchanted Crusade; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Godwin
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Enchanted Crusade; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Faced
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Enchanted Crusade; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Context Illustration Reading 1/21 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Godwin turned and looked back at them.
In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.
"Well," he said testily, "come on.
Can't you see it's all right?"
They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Enchanted Crusade

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Enchanted Crusade is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Godwin turned and looked back at them.
Line 2
In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.
Line 3
"Well," he said testily, "come on.
Line 4
Can't you see it's all right?"
Line 5
They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.
All words in this reading · 39

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

all

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

From this reading Can't you see it's all right?"

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Godwin turned and looked back at them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Godwin turned and looked back at them.

back

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From this reading Godwin turned and looked back at them.

Can't

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From this reading Can't you see it's all right?"

come

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

From this reading "Well," he said testily, "come on.

declining

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From this reading They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.

eyes

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From this reading They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.

figure

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

gaped

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From this reading They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.

Godwin

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

From this reading Godwin turned and looked back at them.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.

immaterial

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

it's

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

From this reading Can't you see it's all right?"

light

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

lofty

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

looked

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

From this reading Godwin turned and looked back at them.

moon

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

From this reading They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.

moon's

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

nothingness

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

right

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From this reading Can't you see it's all right?"

round

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

From this reading They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.

said

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

From this reading "Well," he said testily, "come on.

see

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From this reading Can't you see it's all right?"

standing

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

testily

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

From this reading "Well," he said testily, "come on.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Godwin turned and looked back at them.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They gaped at him, eyes round as the declining moon.

turned

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

From this reading Godwin turned and looked back at them.

uncanny

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading In the moon's light he was an uncanny figure, standing on lofty immaterial nothingness.

Well

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

From this reading "Well," he said testily, "come on.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Can't you see it's all right?"