Chapter 12 of Masterman and Son is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Masterman and Son is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O Vickars!" cried Arthur. "You are teaching me a hard lesson. I also have hated.... I have never made allowances. I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
Chapter 12 of Masterman and Son is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “allowance” — an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading “I have never made allowances.”
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “I also have hated....”
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading “I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “"You are teaching me a hard lesson.”
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading “I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.”
the profession of a teacher
From this reading “"You are teaching me a hard lesson.”
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 “"You are teaching me a hard lesson.”
In this reading “I have never made allowances.”
In this reading “I have never made allowances.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "You are teaching me a hard lesson.
plural of “allowance” — an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading I have never made allowances.
in addition
From this reading I also have hated....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are teaching me a hard lesson.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "O Vickars!" cried Arthur.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "O Vickars!" cried Arthur.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "You are teaching me a hard lesson.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I also have hated....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I also have hated....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I also have hated....
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
a unit of instruction
From this reading "You are teaching me a hard lesson.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have never made allowances.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are teaching me a hard lesson.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never made allowances.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Vickars!" cried Arthur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
the profession of a teacher
From this reading "You are teaching me a hard lesson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Vickars!" cried Arthur.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading I have indulged contempt, I have behaved like the worst kind of prig.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are teaching me a hard lesson.
Chapter 12 of Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Masterman and Son, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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