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The Road to En-Dor
The Road to En-Dor

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Road to En-Dor is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.
A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).
Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.
The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.
The captions will appear here as .
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Road to En-Dor

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Road to En-Dor is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.
Line 2
A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).
Line 3
Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.
Line 4
The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.
Line 5
The captions will appear here as .
/ðə ˈkæpʃənz wɪl əˈpɪr hiːr æz/

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.

avoid verb US /əˈvɔɪd/

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading “The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.”

captions noun US /ˈkæpʃənz/

plural of “caption” — taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

From this reading “The captions will appear here as .”

carat noun US /ˈkerət/

a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg

From this reading “See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.”

denote verb US /dɪˈnoʊt/

be a sign or indication of

From this reading “See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.”

Footnotes noun US /ˈfʊtnoʊts/

plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading “Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.”

illustrations noun US /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading “The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.”

paragraph noun US /ˈpærəɡræf/

one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

From this reading “The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.”

unique adjective US /juːˈniːk/

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading “Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.”

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.

at the end preposition + article + noun counted as “at … end”

In this reading “Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.”

All words in this reading · 44

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.

1

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

From this reading A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The captions will appear here as .

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The captions will appear here as .

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

avoidverbUS /əˈvɔɪd/

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

captionsnounUS /ˈkæpʃənz/

plural of “caption” — taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

From this reading The captions will appear here as .

caratnounUS /ˈkerət/

a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

denoteverbUS /dɪˈnoʊt/

be a sign or indication of

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

examplenounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).

fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).

FootnotesnounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊts/

plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

full-pageadjective

occupying an entire page in a book or paper

From this reading The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.

gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The captions will appear here as .

https

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

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

illustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/

one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

From this reading The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.

resequenced

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

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).

superscripted

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

From this reading A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).

superscriptionnoun

an inscription written above something else

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: 1^o).

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique across the book, and have been gathered at the end of each chapter.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading See https:// A carat character is used to denote superscription.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The captions will appear here as .

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The full-page illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within a paragraph.

Chapter 1 of The Road to En-Dor by E. H. (Elias Henry) Jones holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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 1 of The Road to En-Dor contain?

Chapter 1 holds 52 sentences of The Road to En-Dor, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Road to En-Dor by E. H. (Elias Henry) Jones exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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 1 of The Road to En-Dor?

Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 11 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 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 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 Road to En-Dor

Common questions about reading The Road to En-Dor by E. H. (Elias Henry) Jones on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Road to En-Dor?

Yes. All 8947 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51754 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Road to En-Dor is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #51754, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Road to En-Dor take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1790 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Road to En-Dor section by section

How to work through The Road to En-Dor section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in The Road to En-Dor

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Road to En-Dor, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Https
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Road to En-Dor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Carat
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Road to En-Dor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Character
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Road to En-Dor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Denote
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Road to En-Dor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.