Chapter 13 of Dr. Mabuse, master of mystery is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dr. Mabuse, master of mystery is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And the lady? Perhaps the Prince would name the lady?” The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.” Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed. The other hand he kept in his coat-pocket.
Chapter 13 of Dr. Mabuse, master of mystery is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading “Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.”
every person
From this reading “Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “The other hand he kept in his coat-pocket.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Perhaps the Prince would name the lady?””
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.””
In this reading “The other hand he kept in his coat-pocket.”
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 Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the lady?
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.”
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other hand he kept in his coat-pocket.
every person
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other hand he kept in his coat-pocket.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The other hand he kept in his coat-pocket.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “And the lady?
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Perhaps the Prince would name the lady?”
being perceived or observed
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
on one occasion
From this reading The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other hand he kept in his coat-pocket.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps the Prince would name the lady?”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Perhaps the Prince would name the lady?”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And the lady?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Weltmann seated himself, laying his artificial hand upon his knee in a way which everyone noticed.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The Prince answered at once, “Then I shall name my wife.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps the Prince would name the lady?”
Chapter 13 of Dr. Mabuse, master of mystery by Norbert Jacques holds 399 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.
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