Chapter 26 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home. He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone. In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most. That was just one of the wonderful things about Ernestine. Something must have detained her to-day.
Chapter 26 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 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.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.”
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “Something must have detained her to-day.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “That was just one of the wonderful things about Ernestine.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That was just one of the wonderful things about Ernestine.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Something must have detained her to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something must have detained her to-day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
and nothing more
From this reading That was just one of the wonderful things about Ernestine.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Something must have detained her to-day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was just one of the wonderful things about Ernestine.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something must have detained her to-day.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading That was just one of the wonderful things about Ernestine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something must have detained her to-day.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had let Ross go at four, and it was lonesome there alone.
at the time that
From this reading In spite of the fact that she was away so much, Ernestine was almost always there when he wanted her most.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading That was just one of the wonderful things about Ernestine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WITH BROKEN SWORD He wished that Ernestine would come home.
Chapter 26 of The Glory of the Conquered by Susan Glaspell holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 26 holds 165 sentences of The Glory of the Conquered, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Glory of the Conquered by Susan Glaspell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 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 26 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 Glory of the Conquered by Susan Glaspell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5762 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8664 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #8664, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 480 minutes of reading across 1153 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Glory of the Conquered section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of The Glory of the Conquered 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 Glory of the Conquered, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
