Chapter 8 of The Rapin is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Rapin is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FÊTE CHAMPÊTRE. He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré. A friend tried to stop him. “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me! _Mon Dieu!_ I will pay you to-night!
Chapter 8 of The Rapin is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 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.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading ““I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!”
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading ““I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!”
the second day of the week; the first working day
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “_Mon Dieu!_ I will pay you to-night!”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “A friend tried to stop him.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “A friend tried to stop him.”
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.
trace
In this reading “He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FÊTE CHAMPÊTRE.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ I will pay you to-night!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend tried to stop him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FÊTE CHAMPÊTRE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A friend tried to stop him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ I will pay you to-night!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am busy,” cried Gaillard; “do not detain me!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ I will pay you to-night!
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading A friend tried to stop him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He passed almost at a run down the Rue St. Honoré.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend tried to stop him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ I will pay you to-night!
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading A friend tried to stop him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ I will pay you to-night!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ I will pay you to-night!
Chapter 8 of The Rapin by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 8 holds 148 sentences of The Rapin, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Rapin by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 30 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 8 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 Rapin by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3447 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54483 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #54483, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 287 minutes of reading across 690 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Rapin section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 21 chapters of The Rapin 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 Rapin, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
