Chapter 24 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No." "Then tell me what I shall do, dear. Pray rouse yourself from this despair. Speak--tell me. What shall I do first?"
Chapter 24 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
dearly loved
From this reading “"Then tell me what I shall do, dear.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “Pray rouse yourself from this despair.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray rouse yourself from this despair.”
become active
From this reading “Pray rouse yourself from this despair.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Then tell me what I shall do, dear.”
express in speech
From this reading “Speak--tell me.”
express in words
From this reading “"Then tell me what I shall do, dear.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Pray rouse yourself from this despair.”
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.
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.
dearly loved
From this reading "Then tell me what I shall do, dear.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Pray rouse yourself from this despair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then tell me what I shall do, dear.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading What shall I do first?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pray rouse yourself from this despair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then tell me what I shall do, dear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then tell me what I shall do, dear.
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray rouse yourself from this despair.
become active
From this reading Pray rouse yourself from this despair.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then tell me what I shall do, dear.
express in speech
From this reading Speak--tell me.
express in words
From this reading "Then tell me what I shall do, dear.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then tell me what I shall do, dear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pray rouse yourself from this despair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then tell me what I shall do, dear.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Pray rouse yourself from this despair.
Chapter 24 of The Master of the Ceremonies by George Manville Fenn holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 24 holds 424 sentences of The Master of the Ceremonies, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of The Master of the Ceremonies by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 24 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Master of the Ceremonies by George Manville Fenn on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 11848 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34492 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #34492, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2370 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Master of the Ceremonies section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 29 chapters of The Master of the Ceremonies to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Master of the Ceremonies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
