Chapter 19 of The Master Craftsman is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Master Craftsman is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE HOUSE. Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons. Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance. ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated. ‘I have tried and proved them.
Chapter 19 of The Master Craftsman is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
From this reading “Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.”
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons.”
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “‘I have tried and proved them.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.”
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.
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.”
In this reading “‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I have tried and proved them.
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I have tried and proved them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN THE HOUSE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HOUSE.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.
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From this reading Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.
established beyond doubt
From this reading ‘I have tried and proved them.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
recurring again and again
From this reading ‘I am not in the least afraid of my own powers,’ he repeated.
personal independence
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HOUSE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘I have tried and proved them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then followed the meeting of the newly-elected Commons.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading ‘I have tried and proved them.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our own member went off with a quiet air of self-reliance, not arrogance.
Chapter 19 of The Master Craftsman by Walter Besant holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 19 holds 229 sentences of The Master Craftsman, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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