Chapter 13 of The Master of Silence: A Romance is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Master of Silence: A Romance is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom. “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated. “My mind is failing me just when I need it most. I have grown dull and stupid. For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
Chapter 13 of The Master of Silence: A Romance is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “I have grown dull and stupid.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading ““My mind is failing me just when I need it most.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “I have grown dull and stupid.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading ““I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading ““I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “I have grown dull and stupid.”
hard to endure
From this reading “For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.”
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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 For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
later than; following
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I have grown dull and stupid.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I have grown dull and stupid.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have grown dull and stupid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
and nothing more
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
on one occasion
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
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From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
in the near future
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
a guest cabin
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading I have grown dull and stupid.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
hard to endure
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For more than a week I have been trying to find out that man's secret.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After dinner Rayel and I went at once to our stateroom.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
at the time that
From this reading “My mind is failing me just when I need it most.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am out of patience with myself,” said he, as soon as we were seated.
Chapter 13 of The Master of Silence: A Romance by Irving Bacheller holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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.
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