The Depot Master

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Depot Master is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Joseph Crosby Lincoln • Curated US English Learning Edition

English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5

THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

“Well, it's what you might expect, but it wa'n't much to be so anxious to tell; and as for PROVIN' anything about fortune tellin'--why--” “It AIN'T the end,” shouted the exasperated Barzilla.

“Not nigh the end.

'Twas the beginnin'.

The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

Narrator

Speed 0.75x

AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English

LEARNER DICTIONARY

Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XV Reading 1/70

The Depot Master

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Depot Master is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

Line 2

“Well, it's what you might expect, but it wa'n't much to be so anxious to tell; and as for PROVIN' anything about fortune tellin'--why--” “It AIN'T the end,” shouted the exasperated Barzilla.

Line 3

“Not nigh the end.

/nɑːt naɪ ðə end/

Line 4

'Twas the beginnin'.

Line 5

The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

Learner Dictionary

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.

anxious adjective US /ˈæŋkʃəs/

eagerly desirous

From this reading ““Well, it's what you might expect, but it wa'n't much to be so anxious to tell; and as for PROVIN' anything about fortune tellin'--why--” “It AIN'T the end,” shouted the exasperated Barzilla.”

Bailey noun US /ˈbeɪli/

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading “THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.”

cowboy noun US /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/

a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading “THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.”

exasperated adjective US /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/

greatly annoyed; out of patience

hero noun US /ˈhɪroʊ/

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading “THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.”

housekeeper noun US /ˈhaʊskiːpər/

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading “The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.”

nigh adjective US /naɪ/

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading ““Not nigh the end.”

shouted adjective US /ˈʃaʊtɪd/

in a vehement outcry

All words in this reading · 59

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.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Well, it's what you might expect, but it wa'n't much to be so anxious to tell; and as for PROVIN' anything about fortune tellin'--why--” “It AIN'T the end,” shouted the exasperated Barzilla.

AIN'T

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/

eagerly desirous

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

Barzilla

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

beginnin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Twas the beginnin'.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

COWBOYnounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/

a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

exasperatedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/

greatly annoyed; out of patience

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

regard something as probable or likely

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

HEROnounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

hey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

it's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

Jonadab

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading “Not nigh the end.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Not nigh the end.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

PROVIN

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/

in a vehement outcry

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

tellin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

thinkin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

Twas

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Twas the beginnin'.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The housekeeper left us that day, of course, and for the rest of that summer the servant question kept me and Jonadab from thinkin' of other things.

wa'n't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE “HERO” AND THE COWBOY “So that was the end of it, hey?” said Captain Bailey.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

Chapter 15 of The Depot Master by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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.

What does chapter 15 of The Depot Master contain?

Chapter 15 holds 353 sentences of The Depot Master, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of The Depot Master by Joseph Crosby Lincoln exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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.

How do I study chapter 15 of The Depot Master?

Work through the 71 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 71 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.

Can chapter 15 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 15 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.

Questions about reading The Depot Master

Common questions about reading The Depot Master by Joseph Crosby Lincoln on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Depot Master?

Yes. All 7215 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2307 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Depot Master is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2307, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Depot Master take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1443 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Depot Master section by section

How to work through The Depot Master section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

Open a chapter

Choose one of the 18 chapters of The Depot Master to begin.
Read one section

Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Listen and tap

Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Depot Master

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Depot Master, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Simeon: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Depot Master; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Phinney: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Depot Master; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Emerged: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Depot Master; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Residence: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Depot Master; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

What does chapter 15 of The Depot Master contain?

How do I study chapter 15 of The Depot Master?

Can chapter 15 be read aloud to me?

Questions about reading The Depot Master

How to read The Depot Master section by section

Open a chapter

Read one section

Listen and tap

Vocabulary met early in The Depot Master