Chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHILIP FINDS A FRIEND. When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction. "It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague. "I'd like to shoot them!" returned Oscar. "I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."
Chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 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.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “PHILIP FINDS A FRIEND.”
past form of “flay” — strip the skin off
From this reading “"I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."”
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “"I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."”
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.”
a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
From this reading “"It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “"It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague.”
not endowed with authority
From this reading “When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.”
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 “"I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.”
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 PHILIP FINDS A FRIEND.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
well in the past; former
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading PHILIP FINDS A FRIEND.
past form of “flay” — strip the skin off
From this reading "I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading PHILIP FINDS A FRIEND.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like to shoot them!" returned Oscar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading "I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to shoot them!" returned Oscar.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
From this reading "It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading "It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading PHILIP FINDS A FRIEND.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I'd like to shoot them!" returned Oscar.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "I'd like to shoot them!" returned Oscar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's an outrage!" exclaimed Nahum Sprague.
a feeling of stupefied astonishment
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'd like to shoot them!" returned Oscar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd like to shoot them!" returned Oscar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
not endowed with authority
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
at the time that
From this reading When the two unauthorized ministers of justice had departed Oscar and his father looked at each other in anger and stupefaction.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "I'd like to see them flayed within an inch of their lives."
Chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 29 holds 144 sentences of Mark Mason's Victory, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 29 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 29 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 Mark Mason's Victory by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4071 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30387 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #30387, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 339 minutes of reading across 815 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Mark Mason's Victory section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 31 chapters of Mark Mason's Victory 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 Mark Mason's Victory, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
