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A Personal Record
A Personal Record

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of A Personal Record is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 5 of A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

What does chapter 5 of A Personal Record contain?

Chapter 5 holds 187 sentences of A Personal Record, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

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Work through the 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 38 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.

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How long does A Personal Record take to read?

About 190 minutes of reading across 458 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Personal Record

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Personal Record, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
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Judith
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David
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Widger
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In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.
I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”
This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.
We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.
There were two rows of plates on it.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Personal Record

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of A Personal Record is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.
Line 2
I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”
Line 3
This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.
Line 4
We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.
Line 5
There were two rows of plates on it.
All words in this reading · 62

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

and

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

as

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

be

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

Cracow

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

dining-room

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From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

down-stairs

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From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

dressing

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

early

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

eleven

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From this reading I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”

had

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From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

have

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From this reading I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”

having

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From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

he

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

heard

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From this reading I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”

hotel

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

I

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From this reading I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”

In

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

into

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From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

it

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From this reading There were two rows of plates on it.

its

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From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

like

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From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

long

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From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

lot

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

me

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

morning

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

my

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

narrow

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From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

no

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From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

noise

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From this reading I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”

o'clock

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From this reading I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”

of

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

on

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

From this reading There were two rows of plates on it.

people

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

plates

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From this reading There were two rows of plates on it.

remarked

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

rows

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From this reading There were two rows of plates on it.

seems

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

slept

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

From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

statement

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From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

staying

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

student

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

From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

surprised

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

From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

table

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

From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

talking

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

From this reading I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”

the

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

From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

There

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

this

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

till

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

From this reading I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o'clock.”

to

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

top

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

From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

tutor

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

two

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From this reading There were two rows of plates on it.

University

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

up

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

was

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

we

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

went

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From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

were

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From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.

whatever

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

From this reading This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having slept like a top.

with

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

From this reading We went down-stairs into the long and narrow dining-room with its long and narrow table.

woke

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

From this reading In the morning my tutor (he was a student of the Cracow University) woke me up early, and as we were dressing remarked: “There seems to be a lot of people staying in this hotel.