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Chapter II · Chapter 2

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By Henry James • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.

He was not a man who made plans and held to them.

He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.

He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.

He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.

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Chapter II Reading 1/17

Confidence Henry James

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Chapter II

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Confidence is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy. He was not a man who made plans and held to them. He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation. He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks. He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.

Confidence

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Confidence is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.

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He was not a man who made plans and held to them.

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He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.

Line 4

He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.

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He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.

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a

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accommodating

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and

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as

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at

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basis

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be

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Bernard

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but

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carrying

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concerned

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confessed

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considerable

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conviction

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eight

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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.

enchanting

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few

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for

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form

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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.

fortnight

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gone

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had

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he

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held

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his

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impression

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in

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indeed

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it

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Italy

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later

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leaving

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Longueville

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made

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man

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men

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months

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more

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must

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not

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of

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out

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plans

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pleasure

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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.

practice

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skill

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sort

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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.

spend

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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.

still

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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.

taken

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that

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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.

the

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them

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theory

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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.

to

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Two

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under

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variation

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Venice

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was

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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.

weeks

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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.

where

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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.

who

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From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.

Chapter 2 of Confidence by Henry James holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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.

What does chapter 2 of Confidence contain?

Chapter 2 holds 89 sentences of Confidence, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Confidence by Henry James exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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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