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Falk: A Reminiscence
Falk: A Reminiscence

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Falk: A Reminiscence is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.
That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.
I began suddenly to dislike it.
I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”
The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Falk: A Reminiscence

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Falk: A Reminiscence is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.
Line 2
That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.
Line 3
I began suddenly to dislike it.
Line 4
I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”
Line 5
The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.”

All words in this reading · 59

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a

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

all

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

already

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From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

and

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

as

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

asked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

away

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

been

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

began

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From this reading I began suddenly to dislike it.

brusquely

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From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

capable

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

certain

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

denial

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From this reading The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.

diplomacy

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From this reading That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.

disgust

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From this reading The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.

dislike

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From this reading I began suddenly to dislike it.

Falk

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From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

had

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

hamlet

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

haven't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

He

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

Hermanns

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

his

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

if

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

indulgent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I began suddenly to dislike it.

large

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From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

leading

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.

life

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

living

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

me

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.

my

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

occurrences

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

pain

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.

practice

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

put

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

quite

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

rural

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

say

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

somewhere

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

striking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.

suddenly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I began suddenly to dislike it.

talked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

That

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

their

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.

very

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.

view

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.

were

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The pain and disgust of his denial were very striking.

what

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That was what my diplomacy was leading me to.

wife

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He talked as if the Hermanns had been living all their life in a rural hamlet, and I alone had been capable, with my practice in life, of a large and indulgent view of certain occurrences.

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I say, Falk,” I asked quite brusquely, “you haven’t already a wife put away somewhere?”

Chapter 7 of Falk: A Reminiscence by Joseph Conrad holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 7 of Falk: A Reminiscence contain?

Chapter 7 holds 185 sentences of Falk: A Reminiscence, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Falk: A Reminiscence by Joseph Conrad exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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.

How do I study chapter 7 of Falk: A Reminiscence?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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About 156 minutes of reading across 375 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Dining
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Small
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