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Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within
Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Nella [Editor] Braddy • Curated US English Learning Edition
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"'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.
I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.
In the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon your brother, the worst of the bad race, to answer for them separately.
I mark this cross of blood upon him, as a sign that I do it.'
"Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.
/ˌmɑːrˈkiː sed ðə bɔɪ tɜːrnd tuː hɪm wɪð hɪz aɪz ˈoʊpənd waɪd ənd hɪz raɪt hænd reɪzd ɪn ðə deɪz wen ɔːl ðiːz θɪŋz ɑːr tuː biː ˈænsərd fɔːr aɪ ˈsʌmən juː ənd jʊrz tuː ðə læst ʌv jɔːr bæd reɪs tuː ˈænsər fɔːr ðem/
Line 2
I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.
/aɪ mɑːrk ðɪs krɔːs ʌv blʌd əˈpɑːn juː æz ə saɪn ðæt aɪ duː ɪt/
Line 3
In the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon your brother, the worst of the bad race, to answer for them separately.
/ɪn ðə deɪz wen ɔːl ðiːz θɪŋz ɑːr tuː biː ˈænsərd fɔːr aɪ ˈsʌmən jɔːr ˈbrʌðər ðə wɜːrst ʌv ðə bæd reɪs tuː ˈænsər fɔːr ðem ˈsepərətli/
Line 4
I mark this cross of blood upon him, as a sign that I do it.'
/aɪ mɑːrk ðɪs krɔːs ʌv blʌd əˈpɑːn hɪm æz ə saɪn ðæt aɪ duː ɪt/
Line 5
"Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.
/twaɪs hiː pʊt hɪz hænd tuː ðə waʊnd ɪn hɪz brest ənd wɪð hɪz ˈfɔːrfɪŋɡər druː ə krɔːs ɪn ðə er/

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breast noun US /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading “"Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.”

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forefinger noun US /ˈfɔːrfɪŋɡər/

the finger next to the thumb

From this reading “"Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.”

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Marquis noun US /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading “"'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.”

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separately adverb US /ˈsepərətli/

apart from others

From this reading “In the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon your brother, the worst of the bad race, to answer for them separately.”

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summon verb US /ˈsʌmən/

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading “"'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.”

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Twice adverb US /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading “"Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.”

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worst noun US /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading “In the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon your brother, the worst of the bad race, to answer for them separately.”

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wound noun US /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading “"Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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in the air preposition + article + noun counted as “in … air”

on everybody's mind

In this reading “"Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

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airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading "Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

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badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

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boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading "Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading In the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon your brother, the worst of the bad race, to answer for them separately.

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crossverbUS /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

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daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

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drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading "Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

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eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
forefingernounUS /ˈfɔːrfɪŋɡər/

the finger next to the thumb

From this reading "Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

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lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
markverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

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MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

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racenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

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rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
separatelyadverbUS /ˈsepərətli/

apart from others

From this reading In the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon your brother, the worst of the bad race, to answer for them separately.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
signnounUS /saɪn/

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
summonverbUS /ˈsʌmən/

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TwiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading "Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I mark this cross of blood upon you, as a sign that I do it.

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whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
worstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading In the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon your brother, the worst of the bad race, to answer for them separately.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
woundnounUS /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading "Twice, he put his hand to the wound in his breast, and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading "'Marquis,' said the boy, turned to him with his eyes opened wide, and his right hand raised, 'in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours, to the last of your bad race, to answer for them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Vocabulary met early in Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within

Words and structures a reader meets early in Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Garden
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Doubleday
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Company
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gratefully
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.