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Falk: A Reminiscence

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Falk: A Reminiscence is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Joseph Conrad • Curated US English Learning Edition

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I have already explained how fatal this last would have been.

For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

The action itself, when it came, was purely impulsive.

It was set in movement quite undiplomatically and simply by Falk’s appearance in the doorway.

The room was full by then and buzzing with voices.

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Chapter VI Reading 1/38

Falk: A Reminiscence

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Falk: A Reminiscence is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

I have already explained how fatal this last would have been.

Line 2

For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

Line 3

The action itself, when it came, was purely impulsive.

Line 4

It was set in movement quite undiplomatically and simply by Falk’s appearance in the doorway.

Line 5

The room was full by then and buzzing with voices.

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action

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already

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From this reading I have already explained how fatal this last would have been.

and

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From this reading It was set in movement quite undiplomatically and simply by Falk’s appearance in the doorway.

appearance

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be

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From this reading For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

been

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From this reading I have already explained how fatal this last would have been.

buzzing

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From this reading The room was full by then and buzzing with voices.

by

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came

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concern

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From this reading For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

crew

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doorway

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excuse

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explained

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Falk's

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fatal

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For

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From this reading For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

full

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further

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have

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health

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how

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I

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impulsive

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From this reading The action itself, when it came, was purely impulsive.

in

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inexperience

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From this reading For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

it

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itself

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last

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movement

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must

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my

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of

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purely

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quite

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real

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From this reading For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

room

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set

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simply

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the

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From this reading For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

then

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From this reading The room was full by then and buzzing with voices.

this

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undiplomatically

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very

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From this reading For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

voices

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was

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From this reading The action itself, when it came, was purely impulsive.

when

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From this reading The action itself, when it came, was purely impulsive.

with

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From this reading The room was full by then and buzzing with voices.

would

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From this reading I have already explained how fatal this last would have been.

youth

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From this reading For my further action, my youth, my inexperience, my very real concern for the health of my crew must be my excuse.

Chapter 6 of Falk: A Reminiscence by Joseph Conrad holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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