Alf's Button

Chapter XVII

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THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

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Alf's Button W. A. (William Aubrey) Darlington

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Alf's Button is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more. Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him. He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity. The Button still hung from its string round his neck. He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

Alf's Button

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Alf's Button is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

/ðə feɪt ʌv ðə ˈbʌtən ˈniːðər ʌv ðə tuː frendz kʊd hæv sed wɪð truːθ ðæt hiː wɑːz ˈsɑːri tuː siː fræns wʌns mɔːr/

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Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

Line 3

He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

Line 4

The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

/ðə ˈbʌtən stɪl hʌŋ frʌm ɪts strɪŋ raʊnd hɪz nek/

Line 5

He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

/hiː dɪˈtɜːrmənd ðæt ɪt ʃʊd kənˈtɪnjuː tuː hæŋ ðer hiː wɑːz əˈfreɪd tuː dɪˈspoʊz ʌv ɪt ɪn keɪs ɪt ʃʊd fɔːl ˈɪntuː ðə hændz ʌv sʌm ˈʌðər mæn ənd biː juːzd fɔːr ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl ˈiːvəl/

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button noun US /ˈbʌtən/

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading “THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.”

cog noun US /kɔːɡ/

a subordinate who performs an important but routine function

From this reading “He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.”

disastrous adjective US /dɪˈzæstrəs/

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading “Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.”

dispose verb US /dɪˈspoʊz/

give, sell, or transfer to another

From this reading “He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.”

obscurity noun US /əbsˈkjʊrəti/

the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

From this reading “He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.”

routine noun US /ruːˈtiːn/

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

From this reading “He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.”

thankfully adverb US /ˈθæŋkfəli/

in a thankful manner; with thanks

From this reading “He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.”

unimaginable adjective US /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/

totally unlikely

From this reading “He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.”

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any rate adjective + noun

In this reading “Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.”

once more adverb + adjective

anew

In this reading “THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.”

fall into verb + particle

be included in or classified as

In this reading “He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.”

public eye noun + noun

a focus of public attention

In this reading “Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.”

dispose of verb + particle

deal with or settle

In this reading “He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.”

string round noun + noun

In this reading “The Button still hung from its string round his neck.”

slip back verb + particle

In this reading “He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.”

into the hands preposition + article + noun counted as “into … hands”

In this reading “He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.”

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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 Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

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From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

BUTTONnounUS /ˈbʌtən/

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

cognounUS /kɔːɡ/

a subordinate who performs an important but routine function

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

continueverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuː/

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜːrmənd/

characterized by great determination

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

disastrousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzæstrəs/

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

disposeverbUS /dɪˈspoʊz/

give, sell, or transfer to another

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

FATEnounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

FrancenounUS /fræns/

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

hangverbUS /hæŋ/

be suspended or hanging

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

machinenounUS /məˈʃiːn/

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/

the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

ratenounUS /reɪt/

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

slipverbUS /slɪp/

move stealthily

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

stringnounUS /strɪŋ/

a lightweight cord

From this reading The Button still hung from its string round his neck.

thankfullyadverbUS /ˈθæŋkfəli/

in a thankful manner; with thanks

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

unconsideredadjective

without proper consideration or reflection

From this reading He could slip back thankfully into his old routine as an unconsidered cog in an enormous machine, and be lost in the friendly obscurity.

unimaginableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/

totally unlikely

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading He determined that it should continue to hang there; he was afraid to dispose of it, in case it should fall into the hands of some other man and be used for unimaginable evil.

venturenounUS /ˈventʃər/

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading Alf had a feeling that now, at any rate, his disastrous venture into high life and the public eye was really behind him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE FATE OF THE BUTTON Neither of the two friends could have said with truth that he was sorry to see France once more.

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