Chapter 2 of Enoch Soames is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Enoch Soames is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Diabolism? Oh, yes? Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion. "You--worship the devil?" Soames shook his head.
Chapter 2 of Enoch Soames is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading “Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.”
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading “Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.”
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “"You--worship the devil?"”
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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 Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "You--worship the devil?"
a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
From this reading "Diabolism?
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Soames shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Soames shook his head.
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From this reading Soames shook his head.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You--worship the devil?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
at the time that
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading "You--worship the devil?"
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--worship the devil?"
Chapter 2 of Enoch Soames by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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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