Chapter 22 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He began to exhale more speeches. "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship. And anyway you can never be happy with him. Look at his face. I want to save you.
Chapter 22 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “And anyway you can never be happy with him.”
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading “"Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.”
expel air
From this reading “He began to exhale more speeches.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “And anyway you can never be happy with him.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “I want to save you.”
transport commercially
From this reading “"Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.”
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “He began to exhale more speeches.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Look at his face.”
In this reading “"Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “"Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading And anyway you can never be happy with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at his face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And anyway you can never be happy with him.
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to exhale more speeches.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And anyway you can never be happy with him.
expel air
From this reading He began to exhale more speeches.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Look at his face.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And anyway you can never be happy with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began to exhale more speeches.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And anyway you can never be happy with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to save you.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
go away from a place
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at his face.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He began to exhale more speeches.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And anyway you can never be happy with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
except for; apart from
From this reading I want to save you.
transport commercially
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading He began to exhale more speeches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began to exhale more speeches.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to save you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just the sort of man to get tired and then leave you and go off with his beastly ship.
Chapter 22 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 22 holds 401 sentences of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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