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The Salving of the "Fusi Yama"
The Salving of the "Fusi Yama"

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Salving of the "Fusi Yama" is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.
"You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.
"You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."
"You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.
The other raised a hand deprecatingly.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Salving of the "Fusi Yama"

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Salving of the "Fusi Yama" is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.
/ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɑːn fɔːr sʌm ˈmɪnəts ˈdʒɔɪstɪk rɪˈmeɪnd ˈsaɪlənt ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ ðə ˈɑːbviəs əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt ʌv ðə ˈtriːoʊ/
Line 2
"You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.
/juː niːd nɑːt ˌɪntrəˈduːs jʊrˈselvz hiː kənˈtɪnjuːd/
Line 3
"You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."
Line 4
"You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.
Line 5
The other raised a hand deprecatingly.

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Holmes noun US /hoʊmz/

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading “"You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Joystick noun US /ˈdʒɔɪstɪk/

a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

From this reading “Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pronounce verb US /prəˈnaʊns/

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

From this reading “"You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Scots noun US /skɑːts/

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading “"You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sherlock noun US /ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

From this reading “"You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Signing noun US /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/

language expressed by visible hand gestures

From this reading “Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trio noun US /ˈtriːoʊ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veritable adjective US /ˈverɪtəbəl/

often used as intensifiers

From this reading “"You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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remained silent verb + adjective counted as “remain silent”

In this reading “Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.”

7,198 times in 426,211 chapters
some minutes adjective + noun

In this reading “Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.”

7,690 times in 426,211 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.

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Alec

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

Pending verification
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

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Beverley

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From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

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Claverhouse

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From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

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continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading "You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading "You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.

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deprecatingly

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From this reading The other raised a hand deprecatingly.

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enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

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handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The other raised a hand deprecatingly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading "You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/

cause to come to know personally

From this reading "You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JoysticknounUS /ˈdʒɔɪstɪk/

a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The other raised a hand deprecatingly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
presumeverbUS /prɪˈzuːm/

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pronounceverbUS /prəˈnaʊns/

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading The other raised a hand deprecatingly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ScotsnounUS /skɑːts/

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SherlocknounUS /ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

From this reading "You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SigningnounUS /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/

language expressed by visible hand gestures

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Signing On For some minutes "Joystick" remained silent, enjoying the obvious astonishment of the trio.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/

often used as intensifiers

From this reading "You are a veritable Sherlock Holmes," declared Villiers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Villiers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

Pending verification
YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are Robert Beverley; you are Jack Villiers, and you are Alec Claverhouse--I presume you pronounce your name in Scots' fashion."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading "You need not introduce yourselves," he continued.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 3 of The Salving of the "Fusi Yama" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

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Rocks
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Ahead
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Being
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