Chapter 12 of Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nealman was of course the most important witness. Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his. The coroner called on Marten next. This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice. Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
Chapter 12 of Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 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.
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.”
a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
From this reading “The coroner called on Marten next.”
confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
From this reading “Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.”
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading “Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.”
agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
From this reading “The coroner called on Marten next.”
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading “This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.”
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading “Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.”
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading “This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.”
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 “Nealman was of course the most important witness.”
In this reading “Nealman was of course the most important witness.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Nealman was of course the most important witness.”
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
In this reading “The coroner called on Marten next.”
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 This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
(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 This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
react verbally
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
replying
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The coroner called on Marten next.
a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
From this reading The coroner called on Marten next.
confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
From this reading Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Nealman was of course the most important witness.
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.
of great significance or value
From this reading Nealman was of course the most important witness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
From this reading The coroner called on Marten next.
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Nealman was of course the most important witness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nealman was of course the most important witness.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The coroner called on Marten next.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nealman was of course the most important witness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The coroner called on Marten next.
and nothing more
From this reading Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
on the contrary
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
and nothing more
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading Further testimony was really only in corroboration of his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nealman was of course the most important witness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Financier, he said simply, in answer to the question as to his occupation.
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading This man spoke bluntly, answering all questions in a vigorous, rather masterful voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nealman was of course the most important witness.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Nealman was of course the most important witness.
Chapter 12 of Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery by Absalom Martin holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 172 sentences of Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery by Absalom Martin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 35 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 Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery by Absalom Martin on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3648 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33569 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #33569, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 304 minutes of reading across 730 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 26 chapters of Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery 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 Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
