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A Personal Record
A Personal Record

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of A Personal Record is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Joseph Conrad • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 7 of A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 7 of A Personal Record contain?

Chapter 7 holds 178 sentences of A Personal Record, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Personal Record

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of A Personal Record is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
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What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
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He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
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Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
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The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look!
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agreed

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and

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anxious

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asked

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at

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B

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been

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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?

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began

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cholera

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conduct

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considerate

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day

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devotion

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effective

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Every

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exclaiming

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far

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fellows

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few

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for

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get

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give

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good

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got

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had

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he

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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?

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heads

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herd

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house

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in

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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.

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into

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invariably

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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?

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irresolute

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look

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man

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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?

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meadows

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Mr

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Nicholas

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of

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only

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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?

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other

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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?

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peasants

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pointed

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reminded

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rid

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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.

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s

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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.

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scratch

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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.

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servant

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sick

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so

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sort

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speaker

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tenant

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that

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The

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their

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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.

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them

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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?

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then

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this

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time

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to

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too

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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.

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toward

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true

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two

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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?

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up

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use

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village

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villagers

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was

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What

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who

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window

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word

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years

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