Chapter 13 of The Masquerader is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Masquerader is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Loder looked down at him. “No,” he said, decisively. “It's your turn now. It's you who've got to do something.” Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.
Chapter 13 of The Masquerader is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
with firmness
From this reading ““No,” he said, decisively.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It's you who've got to do something.””
comparative of “gray” — of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Loder looked down at him.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It's you who've got to do something.””
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ““It's your turn now.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.”
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 Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Loder looked down at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.
with firmness
From this reading “No,” he said, decisively.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It's you who've got to do something.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Loder looked down at him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's you who've got to do something.”
comparative of “gray” — of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” he said, decisively.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Loder looked down at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's your turn now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Loder looked down at him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Loder looked down at him.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” he said, decisively.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It's your turn now.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” he said, decisively.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It's you who've got to do something.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's you who've got to do something.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “It's your turn now.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Chilcote's face turned a shade grayer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's you who've got to do something.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's you who've got to do something.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's your turn now.
Chapter 13 of The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 13 holds 400 sentences of The Masquerader, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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