Chapter 3 of Master of Life and Death is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Master of Life and Death is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Walton eyed him unhappily. "I guess so. Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set." "You mean you don't know?" "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
Chapter 3 of Master of Life and Death is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “"Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “Walton eyed him unhappily.”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."”
the entering of a legal document into the public record
From this reading “Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."”
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading “Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."”
in an unpleasant way
From this reading “Walton eyed him unhappily.”
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading “Walton eyed him unhappily.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."”
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In this reading “"Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.”
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(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 Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean you don't know?"
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Walton eyed him unhappily.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
the entering of a legal document into the public record
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess so.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walton eyed him unhappily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You mean you don't know?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean you don't know?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I guess so.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
in an unpleasant way
From this reading Walton eyed him unhappily.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Mr. FitzMaugham took very few people into his confidence," Walton said.
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading Walton eyed him unhappily.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Now all I have to do is start figuring out how Mr. FitzMaugham's filing system worked, and I'll be all set."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean you don't know?"
Chapter 3 of Master of Life and Death by Robert Silverberg holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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