Chapter 8 of The Mansion of Mystery is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Mansion of Mystery is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement. Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible. "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins. "I can easily prove what I say." "Why shouldn't I believe you?"
Chapter 8 of The Mansion of Mystery is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 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.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.”
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.”
a formal public statement
From this reading “WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.”
a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container
From this reading “WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
later than; following
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
a formal public statement
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
of short duration or distance
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can easily prove what I say."
a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
without doubt or question
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "I can easily prove what I say."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can easily prove what I say."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading "I can easily prove what I say."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
cut with a saw
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
express in words
From this reading "I can easily prove what I say."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why shouldn't I believe you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
in or at that place or location
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Adam Adams tried hard to see his face clearly, but in the gloom this was impossible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CEPHAS CARBOY SAW There was a brief pause after the man from Bryport made his announcement.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why shouldn't I believe you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps you do not believe me," said John Watkins.
Chapter 8 of The Mansion of Mystery by Chester K. Steele holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 8 holds 152 sentences of The Mansion of Mystery, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Mansion of Mystery by Chester K. Steele exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 31 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 8 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 Mansion of Mystery by Chester K. Steele on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Mansion of Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Mansion of Mystery 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 Mansion of Mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
