Chapter 14 of The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name. She was probably the housekeeper. Agnes would know. But they hated to disturb Agnes. She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
Chapter 14 of The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
move deeply
From this reading “But they hated to disturb Agnes.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “But they hated to disturb Agnes.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “She was probably the housekeeper.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.”
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “She was probably the housekeeper.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.”
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 “She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.”
In this reading “Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agnes would know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they hated to disturb Agnes.
move deeply
From this reading But they hated to disturb Agnes.
divisible by two
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading But they hated to disturb Agnes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading She was probably the housekeeper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Agnes would know.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading She was probably the housekeeper.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was probably the housekeeper.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they hated to disturb Agnes.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was at the other side of the mansion and it was very late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was probably the housekeeper.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Now they went in search of the woman, knowing nothing about her, not even her name.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Agnes would know.
Chapter 14 of The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel by Garet Garrett holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 14 holds 423 sentences of The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel by Garet Garrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 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 14 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 The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel by Garet Garrett on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 7136 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60593 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #60593, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 594 minutes of reading across 1428 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 17 chapters of The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel 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 The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
