Chapter 15 of The Master is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Master is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city. “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion. “But it seems to suit the Old Gentleman. You might laugh, Matt. I’m too languid myself.”
Chapter 15 of The Master is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading ““The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.”
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “I’m too languid myself.””
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “You might laugh, Matt.”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.”
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.”
closely confined
From this reading “THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.”
excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness
From this reading “THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.”
in a weary manner
From this reading ““The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.”
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 ““But it seems to suit the Old Gentleman.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
any person at all
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it seems to suit the Old Gentleman.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
every person
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
a man of refinement
From this reading “But it seems to suit the Old Gentleman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m too languid myself.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading I’m too languid myself.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading You might laugh, Matt.
engage in
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading You might laugh, Matt.
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might laugh, Matt.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I’m too languid myself.”
(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “But it seems to suit the Old Gentleman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
closely confined
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “But it seems to suit the Old Gentleman.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “But it seems to suit the Old Gentleman.
excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I’m too languid myself.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
in a weary manner
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
(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”)
From this reading “The sort of weather to make one want to be a figure-model,” Herbert said, wearily, as he flicked finically at “Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,” now well on its way to completion.
which person or people
From this reading THE OUTCAST It was midsummer, and everybody who was anybody was pent in the sweltering city.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might laugh, Matt.
Chapter 15 of The Master by Israel Zangwill holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
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