Chapter 10 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'The chief of the court asked: '“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?” 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them? In another day he would have been heir to the whole!” I stood waiting.
Chapter 10 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 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.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “'The chief of the court asked:”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “'The chief of the court asked:”
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading “'“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?””
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “In another day he would have been heir to the whole!””
fasten with a hook
From this reading “'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “'“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?””
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “I stood waiting.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another day he would have been heir to the whole!”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading '“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'The chief of the court asked:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In another day he would have been heir to the whole!”
a person who is in charge
From this reading 'The chief of the court asked:
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading 'The chief of the court asked:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In another day he would have been heir to the whole!”
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading '“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In another day he would have been heir to the whole!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading In another day he would have been heir to the whole!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading '“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?”
fasten with a hook
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another day he would have been heir to the whole!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading '“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'The chief of the court asked:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading '“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
take without the owner's consent
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood waiting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The chief of the court asked:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
in or at that place or location
From this reading '“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading '“Is there any here to defend the prisoner?”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I stood waiting.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading In another day he would have been heir to the whole!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'I rose and said: '“Why should he steal that hook, or any or all of them?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In another day he would have been heir to the whole!”
Chapter 10 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 177 sentences of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 36 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 10 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 Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6589 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3251 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #3251, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 549 minutes of reading across 1318 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 36 chapters of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other 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 Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
