Chapter 10 of The Voice on the Wire is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of The Voice on the Wire is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate. They had been driving for more than an hour. The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her. She murmured drowsily: “No, Jack, dear. Emphatically no.
Chapter 10 of The Voice on the Wire is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 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.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.”
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading “Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “Emphatically no.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.”
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.”
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading “Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.”
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.”
travel slowly
From this reading “Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.”
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 Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
dearly loved
From this reading She murmured drowsily: “No, Jack, dear.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
in a drowsy manner
From this reading She murmured drowsily: “No, Jack, dear.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Emphatically no.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
a young female
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
a small worthless amount
From this reading She murmured drowsily: “No, Jack, dear.
in a languorous manner
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading She murmured drowsily: “No, Jack, dear.
not any; not one
From this reading She murmured drowsily: “No, Jack, dear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She murmured drowsily: “No, Jack, dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
not in physical motion
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
travel slowly
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been driving for more than an hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl stirred languorously as he strove to awaken her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
at the time that
From this reading Helene was still asleep when Shirley stopped the engine of the taxi before a stately Colonial mansion seated back among the pines of a beautiful Long Island estate.
Chapter 10 of The Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 10 holds 118 sentences of The Voice on the Wire, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 24 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 24 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 Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3844 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5672 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #5672, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 320 minutes of reading across 769 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Voice on the Wire section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 23 chapters of The Voice on the Wire 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 Voice on the Wire, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
