Chapter 10 of Narcissus is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Narcissus is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck. Poor awkward child! "I like you for feeling all this, Paul. I used to feel the same things." "I suppose you don't believe in them now!"
Chapter 10 of Narcissus is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
causing inconvenience
From this reading “Poor awkward child!”
the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
From this reading “Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “"I like you for feeling all this, Paul.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.”
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.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I like you for feeling all this, Paul.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
causing inconvenience
From this reading Poor awkward child!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I suppose you don't believe in them now!"
a young person of either sex
From this reading Poor awkward child!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose you don't believe in them now!"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I used to feel the same things."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "I like you for feeling all this, Paul.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I like you for feeling all this, Paul.
the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like you for feeling all this, Paul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like you for feeling all this, Paul.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I suppose you don't believe in them now!"
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "I like you for feeling all this, Paul.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor awkward child!
Identical; not different.
From this reading I used to feel the same things."
cut with a saw
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose you don't believe in them now!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I used to feel the same things."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I suppose you don't believe in them now!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I used to feel the same things."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I like you for feeling all this, Paul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I used to feel the same things."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I used to feel the same things."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Julia, watching him as they walked, saw his gullet move in his long stooped neck.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I like you for feeling all this, Paul.
Chapter 10 of Narcissus by Evelyn Scott holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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 10 holds 482 sentences of Narcissus, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Narcissus by Evelyn Scott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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.
Work through the 97 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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