Chapter 19 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus. Only Maxwell was silent. "And kill the plantation system?" "Oh, maybe some time, of course. But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
Chapter 19 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “"What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"And kill the plantation system?"”
plural of “landlord” — a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “"What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus.”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “Only Maxwell was silent.”
by chance
From this reading “"Oh, maybe some time, of course.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “But not for years; not until you've made your pile.”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “"And kill the plantation system?"”
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading “"And kill the plantation system?"”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And kill the plantation system?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading "What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Oh, maybe some time, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "And kill the plantation system?"
plural of “landlord” — a landowner who leases to others
From this reading "What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Only Maxwell was silent.
by chance
From this reading "Oh, maybe some time, of course.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, maybe some time, of course.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, maybe some time, of course.
and nothing more
From this reading Only Maxwell was silent.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading "And kill the plantation system?"
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Only Maxwell was silent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Oh, maybe some time, of course.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading "And kill the plantation system?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Oh, maybe some time, of course.
up to a particular time
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only Maxwell was silent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" ejaculated the landlords in chorus.
a late time of life
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But not for years; not until you've made your pile.
Chapter 19 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 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 19 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 Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 8019 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15265 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #15265, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1604 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 20 chapters of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel 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 Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
