Chapter 28 of The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him. "Caleb," said Lucius, "perhaps you already know ..." "I know nothing, my lord," said Caleb. "I am penniless, Caleb. The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
Chapter 28 of The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 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.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.”
past form of “confiscate” — take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
From this reading “The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.”
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading “"I am penniless, Caleb.”
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."”
subject to question
From this reading “The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."”
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."”
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.
In this reading “Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.”
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 The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Caleb," said Lucius, "perhaps you already know ..."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am penniless, Caleb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
past form of “confiscate” — take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
divisible by two
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know nothing, my lord," said Caleb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Caleb," said Lucius, "perhaps you already know ..."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "I know nothing, my lord," said Caleb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I know nothing, my lord," said Caleb.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I know nothing, my lord," said Caleb.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading "I am penniless, Caleb.
by chance
From this reading "Caleb," said Lucius, "perhaps you already know ..."
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
subject to question
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Caleb," said Lucius, "perhaps you already know ..."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37)
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
at the time that
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
which person or people
From this reading Caleb was pale when he appeared before Lucius, who had sent for him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Caleb," said Lucius, "perhaps you already know ..."
Chapter 28 of The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 28 holds 69 sentences of The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 14 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 14 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 28 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 Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3029 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37497 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #37497, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 252 minutes of reading across 606 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 29 chapters of The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt 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 Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
