Chapter 23 of Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa. Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation. Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair. Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty. All he desired was to be left in peace.
Chapter 23 of Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 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.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.”
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.”
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.”
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.”
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 “Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.”
In this reading “Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.”
In this reading “All he desired was to be left in peace.”
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.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
(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 All he desired was to be left in peace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All he desired was to be left in peace.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.
wanted intensely
From this reading All he desired was to be left in peace.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading All he desired was to be left in peace.
for more time
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.
not any; not one
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading All he desired was to be left in peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Next day, therefore, he begged Mr. Blair to continue his investigation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Provided it was not Murtagh, he did not care who was guilty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Plunkett meant what he had said to Nessa.
which person or people
From this reading Poor Mr. Blair, who had completely accepted Nessa's view, took no longer the slightest interest in the affair.
Chapter 23 of Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days by Flora L. (Flora Louisa) Shaw holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 23 holds 91 sentences of Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days by Flora L. (Flora Louisa) Shaw exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 19 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 23 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 Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days by Flora L. (Flora Louisa) Shaw on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4895 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54116 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #54116, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 407 minutes of reading across 979 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 30 chapters of Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days 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 Castle Blair: A Story of Youthful Days, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
