Chapter 13 of The Master Mystery is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Master Mystery is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eva flattened herself against the door at her back. She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side. She thought that she would die of sheer terror. The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm. There was an inner room.
Chapter 13 of The Master Mystery is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading “The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.”
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.”
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.”
having been flattened
From this reading “Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.”
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading “She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.”
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “She thought that she would die of sheer terror.”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an inner room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She thought that she would die of sheer terror.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
having been flattened
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
located inward
From this reading There was an inner room.
as a matter of instinct
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought that she would die of sheer terror.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was an inner room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She thought that she would die of sheer terror.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She could feel and hear Locke pounding on the other side.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading She thought that she would die of sheer terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She thought that she would die of sheer terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eva flattened herself against the door at her back.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an inner room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought that she would die of sheer terror.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Automaton raised his mighty fist, and Eva instinctively ducked under the monster's arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an inner room.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She thought that she would die of sheer terror.
Chapter 13 of The Master Mystery by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 13 holds 201 sentences of The Master Mystery, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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