Chapter 9 of Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can I believe what you tell me? It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue." "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi. "Without you I am nothing. All I have told you I believe to be true.
Chapter 9 of Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."”
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “"Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.”
hear with intention
From this reading “It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
(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 All I have told you I believe to be true.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Without you I am nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All I have told you I believe to be true.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Can I believe what you tell me?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can I believe what you tell me?
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Can I believe what you tell me?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
hear with intention
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can I believe what you tell me?
the force of workers available
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Without you I am nothing.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
and nothing more
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
a prince or king in India
From this reading "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
express in words
From this reading "Can I believe what you tell me?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading All I have told you I believe to be true.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading All I have told you I believe to be true.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Can I believe what you tell me?
which person or people
From this reading "Who is there here for me to deceive, O Rajah?" answered Babalatchi.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without you I am nothing.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It is like a tale for men that listen only half awake by the camp fire, and it seems to have run off a woman's tongue."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can I believe what you tell me?
Chapter 9 of Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River by Joseph Conrad holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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