Chapter 11 of A Personal Record is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of A Personal Record is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ultimately it was he who provided the dog. Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.” That was not to be. He was not given the time. But here is the dog--an old dog now.
Chapter 11 of A Personal Record is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading That was not to be.
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From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading But here is the dog--an old dog now.
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From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading Ultimately it was he who provided the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not given the time.
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From this reading Ultimately it was he who provided the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But here is the dog--an old dog now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
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From this reading But here is the dog--an old dog now.
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From this reading Ultimately it was he who provided the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was not to be.
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From this reading But here is the dog--an old dog now.
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From this reading But here is the dog--an old dog now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ultimately it was he who provided the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was not to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ultimately it was he who provided the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not given the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ultimately it was he who provided the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ultimately it was he who provided the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ultimately it was he who provided the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly afterward, one day, after playing with the child on the rug for an hour or so with the most intense absorption, he raised his head and declared firmly, “I shall teach your boy to ride.”
Chapter 11 of A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Chapter 11 holds 165 sentences of A Personal Record, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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