Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The Record of Nicholas Freydon
The Record of Nicholas Freydon

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Record of Nicholas Freydon is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By A. J. (Alec John) Dawson • Curated US English Learning Edition
Cover illustration for The Record of Nicholas Freydon
Context Illustration Reading 1/80 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.
And that was the last I ever heard of them.
Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.
I did identify the poor wretch.
He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Record of Nicholas Freydon

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Record of Nicholas Freydon is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.
Line 2
And that was the last I ever heard of them.
/ənd ðæt wɑːz ðə læst aɪ ˈevər hɜːrd ʌv ðem/
Line 3
Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.
/ˈtwentifɔːr ˈaʊərz ˈleɪtər aɪ wɑːz kɔːld əˈpɑːn tuː aɪˈdentəfaɪ æn ərˈestɪd səˈspekt huː hæd bɪn siːn ɪn ðə ˈvestɪbjuːl ʌv ðə bæŋk æt ðə taɪm ʌv maɪ kɔːl/
Line 4
I did identify the poor wretch.
/aɪ dɪd aɪˈdentəfaɪ ðə puːr retʃ/
Line 5
He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.
/hiː wɑːz ðə əˈmerəkən rɪˈpɔːrtər huː hæd bɪn dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd frʌm ðə ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl stæf/

Learner Dictionary

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.

ascertained adjective US /ˌæsərˈteɪnd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading “The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cashed adjective US /kæʃt/

for which money has been paid

From this reading “The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Chronicle noun US /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

Velmora curated lexicon
identify verb US /aɪˈdentəfaɪ/

recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

From this reading “Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reporter noun US /rɪˈpɔːrtər/

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading “He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
savings noun US /ˈseɪvɪŋz/

a fund of money put by as a reserve

From this reading “The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
vestibule noun US /ˈvestɪbjuːl/

a large entrance or reception room or area

From this reading “Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Wales noun US /weɪlz/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading “The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Twenty-four hours adjective + noun

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

In this reading “Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.”

8,825 times in 426,211 chapters
savings bank noun + noun

a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks

In this reading “The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.”

716 times in 426,211 chapters
poor wretch adjective + noun

In this reading “I did identify the poor wretch.”

2,415 times in 426,211 chapters
next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.”

52,521 times in 426,211 chapters
ever heard adverb + adjective

In this reading “And that was the last I ever heard of them.”

12,142 times in 426,211 chapters
called upon verb + particle counted as “call upon”

In this reading “Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.”

21,457 times in 426,211 chapters
in the vestibule preposition + article + noun counted as “in … vestibule”

In this reading “Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.”

1,107 times in 426,211 chapters
at the time preposition + article + noun counted as “at … time”

simultaneously

In this reading “Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.”

57,842 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 60

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.

AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And that was the last I ever heard of them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ascertainedadjectiveUS /ˌæsərˈteɪnd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BanknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cashedadjectiveUS /kæʃt/

for which money has been paid

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ChroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.

Velmora curated lexicon
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did identify the poor wretch.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/

having lost your job

From this reading He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading And that was the last I ever heard of them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And that was the last I ever heard of them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
identifyverbUS /aɪˈdentəfaɪ/

recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading And that was the last I ever heard of them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notesnounUS /noʊts/

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
policenounUS /pəˈliːs/

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I did identify the poor wretch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reporternounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtər/

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
savingsnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋz/

a fund of money put by as a reserve

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
staffnounUS /stæf/

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading He was the American reporter who had been discharged from the _Chronicle_ staff.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suspectverbUS /səˈspekt/

imagine to be the case or true or probable

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/

being four more than twenty

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
vestibulenounUS /ˈvestɪbjuːl/

a large entrance or reception room or area

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WalesnounUS /weɪlz/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And that was the last I ever heard of them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Twenty-four hours later I was called upon to identify an arrested suspect who had been seen in the vestibule of the bank at the time of my call.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The police--marvellous men--ascertained next morning that the notes had been cashed at the Bank of New South Wales, in George Street, within half an hour of the time at which I obtained them from the savings bank.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wretchnounUS /retʃ/

performs some wicked deed

From this reading I did identify the poor wretch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 9 of The Record of Nicholas Freydon by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 9 of The Record of Nicholas Freydon contain?

Chapter 9 holds 400 sentences of The Record of Nicholas Freydon, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Record of Nicholas Freydon by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 9 of The Record of Nicholas Freydon?

Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 80 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 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 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 Record of Nicholas Freydon

Common questions about reading The Record of Nicholas Freydon by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Record of Nicholas Freydon?

Yes. All 6076 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30704 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Record of Nicholas Freydon is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #30704, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Record of Nicholas Freydon take to read?

About 506 minutes of reading across 1216 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Record of Nicholas Freydon section by section

How to work through The Record of Nicholas Freydon section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 15 chapters of The Record of Nicholas Freydon to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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

Vocabulary met early in The Record of Nicholas Freydon

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Record of Nicholas Freydon, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Contrary
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Record of Nicholas Freydon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Respect
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Record of Nicholas Freydon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Friend's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Record of Nicholas Freydon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Quality
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Record of Nicholas Freydon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.