Chapter 12 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(4) Herrick. _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_. After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way. (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke." (6) Milton.
Chapter 12 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
dearly loved
From this reading “(5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."”
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading “(4) Herrick.”
go away from a place
From this reading “(5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “(6) Milton.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “(5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “(5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."”
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “(5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."”
a special situation
From this reading “(5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."”
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 “After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (4) Herrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (6) Milton.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
later than; following
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
dearly loved
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading (4) Herrick.
go away from a place
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading (6) Milton.
a form of address for a man
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
be standing; be upright
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
a special situation
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
Chapter 12 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23 by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 398 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.
Chapter 12 holds 398 sentences of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23 by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 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.
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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 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 Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23 by Robert Louis Stevenson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5742 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30894 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #30894, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 478 minutes of reading across 1149 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23 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 Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
