Chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CIRCUS IN MR. SPRAGUE'S YARD. PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled. The saloon-keeper attended to the order in a matter-of-fact manner. As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
Chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “The saloon-keeper attended to the order in a matter-of-fact manner.”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.”
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “A CIRCUS IN MR.”
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “SPRAGUE'S YARD.”
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 “As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CIRCUS IN MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The saloon-keeper attended to the order in a matter-of-fact manner.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading A CIRCUS IN MR.
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CIRCUS IN MR.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The saloon-keeper attended to the order in a matter-of-fact manner.
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading The saloon-keeper attended to the order in a matter-of-fact manner.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A CIRCUS IN MR.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The saloon-keeper attended to the order in a matter-of-fact manner.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
express the need or desire for
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
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From this reading The saloon-keeper attended to the order in a matter-of-fact manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPRAGUE'S YARD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The saloon-keeper attended to the order in a matter-of-fact manner.
precisely as stated
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PHILIP timidly made known his request and the bottle was filled.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As long as he got his pay he cared very little whom he dealt with.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading SPRAGUE'S YARD.
Chapter 29 of Mark Mason's Victory by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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