Affair in Araby

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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"You'll be a virgin Victim!"

Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.

But he wasn't moved from his purpose, and not even Jeremy's account of the gold-mine, or my professional opinion of its value, had the least effect toward cancelling the plans he had in mind.

He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.

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Affair in Araby

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Affair in Araby is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"You'll be a virgin Victim!"

Line 2

Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

Line 3

And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.

Line 4

But he wasn't moved from his purpose, and not even Jeremy's account of the gold-mine, or my professional opinion of its value, had the least effect toward cancelling the plans he had in mind.

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He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.

/hiː wɑːz ˈdiːpli əˈfektɪd baɪ ðə ˈɔːfər bʌt ðæt wɑːz ɔːl/

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affected adjective US /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading “He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.”

cancelling verb US /ˈkænsəlɪŋ/

inflected form of “cancel” — postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

From this reading “But he wasn't moved from his purpose, and not even Jeremy's account of the gold-mine, or my professional opinion of its value, had the least effect toward cancelling the plans he had in mind.”

plans noun US /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

professional adjective US /prəˈfeʃənəl/

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

sincerity noun US /sɪnˈserəti/

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading “And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.”

utterly adverb US /ˈʌtərli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.”

Victim noun US /ˈvɪktəm/

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading “"You'll be a virgin Victim!"”

virgin noun US /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/

a person who has never had sex

From this reading “"You'll be a virgin Victim!"”

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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'll be a virgin Victim!"

accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading But he wasn't moved from his purpose, and not even Jeremy's account of the gold-mine, or my professional opinion of its value, had the least effect toward cancelling the plans he had in mind.

affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "You'll be a virgin Victim!"

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.

cancellingverbUS /ˈkænsəlɪŋ/

inflected form of “cancel” — postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

convincedadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnst/

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.

couldn't

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From this reading Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.

effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

Feisul

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From this reading Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

gold-mine

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Grim's

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From this reading And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

Jeremy's

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leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.

offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.

opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

plansnounUS /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was deeply affected by the offer, but that was all.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading And he was utterly convinced of Grim's sincerity.

valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

VictimnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading "You'll be a virgin Victim!"

virginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/

a person who has never had sex

From this reading "You'll be a virgin Victim!"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Feisul was interested; he couldn't help being.

wasn't

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You'll

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From this reading "You'll be a virgin Victim!"

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